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Allen C Perkinson Blackstone Army Air Field (KBKT) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 10:55 AM ET, Oct 28, KBKT is currently LIFR with winds from 040° at 4 knots, visibility 8 statute miles, and a 400 ft ceiling.

Live aviation weather for Allen C Perkinson Blackstone Army Air Field in Blackstone, VA, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Allen C Perkinson Blackstone Army Air Field (KBKT) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Blackstone, VA at a field elevation of 437 ft. KBKT reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (04/22), the longest 5,333 ft. The official FAA airport diagram is at the bottom of the page.

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LIFR
Observed 1455Z (10:55 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
040° 4 kt
Visibility
8 sm
Ceiling
400 ft
Altimeter
30.41"
Temp / Dew
57°F / 14°C
dew 57°F / 14°C

Wind from the northeast (040°) at 4 kt, visibility 8 statute miles, overcast at 400 ft, temperature 14°C (57°F), altimeter 30.41 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 400 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KBKT 281455Z AUTO 04004KT 8SM OVC004 14/14 A3041 RMK AO2 SLP301 T01400137 51010

What changed at KBKT?

Since the 1422Z (10:22 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Visibility improved from 3 SM to 8 SM.
  • Mist ended (BR).

Current pilot readout for KBKT

KBKT is currently LIFR with winds from 040° at 4 knots, visibility 8 statute miles, and a 400 ft ceiling. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (04). Density altitude is approximately -200 ft (field elevation 437 ft). KBKT does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRIC, about 40 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
04FAV4 kt head0 kt
224 kt tail0 kt

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KBKT 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.

  • Runway 04/22
    5,333 × 150 ft · CON
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KBKT
    Wind
    04
    4 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
    22
    4 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061215Z08Z14Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 0→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → 400 ft.

KBKT weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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 KBKT

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KBKT reported mostly low IFR across 55 observations, with 3 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 0 ft. Wind most often came from the N.

Last 24 hours
VFR 29%LIFR 71%
Wind avg/max: 2/6 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 0 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 3

Most recent change: VFR → LIFR

Last 7 days
VFR 90%MVFR 1%LIFR 10%
Wind avg/max: 4/11 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.13 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 5

Most recent change: VFR → LIFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

04
77%
22
23%

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Live KBKT Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KBKT's own weather station.

N04224 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind
0 kt

Wind is 6° off runway 04, the end with the most headwind right now.

Concrete · 5,333 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Allen C Perkinson Blackstone Army Air Field (KBKT) with runway 04/22 marked
N ↑

Runway 04/22 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 · Jet A
Attended
Mon-Fri 0800-1600 local
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Control tower
Yes
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KBKT
IATA
BKT
FAA LID
BKT
City
Blackstone
State
Virginia
Country
United States
Elevation
437 ft
Coordinates
37.0742, -77.9575
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
5,333 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KRIC
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
6h 52m

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KBKT airport diagram

Official FAA taxiway and runway layout. Tap to zoom.

Official FAA airport diagram · d-TPP cycle 2611 · Not for navigation. Download the official FAA PDF ↗

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Pilot PIREPs for Allen C Perkinson Blackstone Army Air Field (KBKT)

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