Blackwell Tonkawa Municipal Airport (KBKN) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 12:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, KBKN is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,000 ft ceiling.
Live aviation weather for Blackwell Tonkawa Municipal Airport in Blackwell, OK, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Blackwell Tonkawa Municipal Airport (KBKN) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Blackwell, OK at a field elevation of 1,030 ft. KBKN reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 3,501 ft. CTAF is 122.8.
Wind from the southeast (140°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 6,000 ft, broken clouds at 6,500 ft, broken clouds at 12,000 ft, temperature 19°C (66°F), altimeter 30.07 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 6,000 ft.
METAR KBKN 280535Z AUTO 14008KT 10SM BKN060 BKN065 BKN120 19/15 A3007 RMK AO2
What changed at KBKN?
Since the 0515Z (12:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0515Z (12:15 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KBKN
KBKN is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 1,550 ft (field elevation 1,030 ft). KBKN does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KPNC, about 12 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 3,501 ft | ASP | 6 kt head | 5 kt left |
| 35 | 3,501 ft | ASP | 6 kt tail | 5 kt right |
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KBKN runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 17/353,501 × 60 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KBKNWind
- 17
- 6 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 6 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 5→8 kt, ceiling 6,000 ft → 6,000 ft.
KBKN weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at KBKN
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KBKN reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 3,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 76%
- 35
- 24%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KBKN's own weather station.
Wind is 40° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 3,501 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 17/35 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- Irreg all day
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Other services
- Crop dusting
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KBKN
- IATA
- BWL
- FAA LID
- BKN
- City
- Blackwell
- State
- Oklahoma
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,030 ft
- Coordinates
- 36.7452, -97.3496
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,501 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KPNC
- CTAF
- 122.8 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 17h 40m
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Pilot PIREPs for Blackwell Tonkawa Municipal Airport (KBKN)
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