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Skagit Regional Airport (KBVS) Aviation Weather: METAR

A current METAR is not available for KBVS right now.

Live aviation weather for Skagit Regional Airport in Burlington, WA, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Skagit Regional Airport (KBVS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Burlington, WA at a field elevation of 145 ft. KBVS reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (04/22, 11/29), the longest 5,480 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 121.125.

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Wind
-
Visibility
-
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
-
Temp / Dew
-

What changed at KBVS?

Since the 1615Z (9:15 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1615Z (9:15 AM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for KBVS

A current METAR is not available for KBVS right now. Check back shortly, review a nearby reporting station, and always confirm with an official briefing before flight.

KBVS by the numbers

What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.

72%
of daylight hours VFR, 2006 to 2025

KBVS reported VFR in 72% of daylight observations over 20 years, about 211 flyable days a year. July is the most reliable month and January the least, with IFR or worse 12% of the time. When conditions drop it is usually low ceilings rather than fog (ceilings under 1,000 ft 6% of hours, visibility under 3 miles 4%).

38%
of windy hours favor runway 11

Over 20 years of hourly winds, runway 11 had the best headwind 38% of the time, runway 29 23%, and winds were calm 35% of hours. Winds most often blow from the south. Crosswind on the best available runway topped 15 kt in under 1% of hours.

24
fog days a year

Fog was reported on about 24 days a year, and fog or mist on 107. October and December are the foggiest months, with fog in 7% of hours, against 2% in April.

12%
of hours with gusts

Gusts showed up in 12% of hours, typically 7 kt above the steady wind, and the strongest credible gust on record was 48 kt. March is the windiest month (mean 6 kt) and August the calmest.

Sources: hourly observations 2006 to 2025 and the per-runway wind climatology 2006 to 2025. Historical summaries, not a forecast: check the current METAR, TAF and a briefing before flight.

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Runway wind check

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

Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
04--
11--
22--
29--

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KBVS runways

2 physical runways · 4 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
    3,000 × 60 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KBVS
    Wind
    04
    no steady wind
    22
    no steady wind
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 11/29
    5,480 × 100 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KBVS
    Wind
    11
    no steady wind
    29
    no steady wind
    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
071516Z04Z16Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling 2,300 ft → 2,300 ft.

KBVS 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.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KBVS

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1628Z (9:28 AM PDT) · 20 NM N of KBVS · during descent · DA62
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BLI UA /OV BLI/TM 1628/FL015/TP DA62/SK BKN015-TOPUNKN/RM DURD RY16/BD
BLI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BLILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1628Reported at 16:28 UTC.
FL015Altitude: 1,500 ft MSL.
TP DA62Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN015-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURD RY16/BDRemarks.
PIREP1617Z (9:17 AM PDT) · 52 NM S of KBVS · during descent · GLEX
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BFI UA /OV BFI315005/TM 1617/FL015/TP GLEX/SK BKN015/RM DURD ILS R14R
BFI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BFI315005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1617Reported at 16:17 UTC.
FL015Altitude: 1,500 ft MSL.
TP GLEXAircraft type reporting.
SK BKN015Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURD ILS R14RRemarks.
PIREP1608Z (9:08 AM PDT) · 34 NM S of KBVS · 1,300 ft MSL · CL60
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PAE UA /OV KPAE/TM 1608/FL013/TP CL60/SK BKN013
PAE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KPAELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1608Reported at 16:08 UTC.
FL013Altitude: 1,300 ft MSL.
TP CL60Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN013Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1545Z (8:45 AM PDT) · 20 NM N of KBVS · during climb · E75L
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BLI UA /OV BLI/TM 1545/FL011/TP E75L/SK BKN011-TOP037/RM DURC RY16/WR
BLI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BLILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1545Reported at 15:45 UTC.
FL011Altitude: 1,100 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
SK BKN011-TOP037Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURC RY16/WRRemarks.
PIREP1540Z (8:40 AM PDT) · 60 NM S of KBVS · 1,800 ft MSL · E75L
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SEA UA /OV SEA340002/TM 1540/FL018/TP E75L/SK BKN018
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA340002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1540Reported at 15:40 UTC.
FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
SK BKN018Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1540Z (8:40 AM PDT) · 52 NM S of KBVS · during descent · PC12
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BFI UA /OV BFI315005/TM 1540/FL014/TP PC12/SK BKN016/RM DURD ILS R14R
BFI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BFI315005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1540Reported at 15:40 UTC.
FL014Altitude: 1,400 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN016Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURD ILS R14RRemarks.
PIREP1532Z (8:32 AM PDT) · 36 NM S of KBVS · 1,100 ft MSL · E75L
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PAE UA /OV PAE160002/TM 1532/FL011/TP E75L/SK BKN011
PAE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PAE160002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1532Reported at 15:32 UTC.
FL011Altitude: 1,100 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
SK BKN011Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1529Z (8:29 AM PDT) · 77 NM S of KBVS · during descent · BCS3
light turbulencelight rime icing
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SEA UA /OV SEA108020/TM 1529/FL130/TP BCS3/TA M6/TB LGT/IC LGT RIME/RM DURD
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA108020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1529Reported at 15:29 UTC.
FL130Altitude: 13,000 ft MSL.
TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.
TA M6Outside air temperature, °C.
TB LGTTurbulence: light.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
RM DURDRemarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at KBVS

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KBVS reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 72 observations, with 25 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 13 kt, the lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 39%MVFR 56%IFR 4%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 2/10 kt
Max gust: 13 kt
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 25

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Last 7 days
VFR 75%MVFR 16%IFR 3%LIFR 6%
Wind avg/max: 3/13 kt
Max gust: 21 kt
Lowest ceiling: 0 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 39

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

29
56%
04
18%
11
14%
22
12%

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Live crosswind meter

KBVS's weather station isn't reporting right now.

N1129wind calm / variable

Live wind is temporarily unavailable.

Asphalt · 5,480 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Skagit Regional Airport (KBVS) with runway 04/22, 11/29 marked
N ↑

Runway 04/22, 11/29 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
Daily 0700-1900 local
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Oxygen
Bottled, high & low pressure
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Other services
Air freight · Avionics · Charter · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Aircraft sales
Pattern altitude
645 ft MSL (500 AGL)
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KBVS
IATA
MVW
FAA LID
BVS
City
Burlington
State
Washington
Country
United States
Elevation
145 ft
Coordinates
48.4709, -122.4210
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
5,480 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KNUW
AWOS/ASOS
121.125 MHz
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Sunset in
8h 12m

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Historical Flying Weather at KBVS

2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index

Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KBVS reported VFR conditions during about 71.7% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 211 VFR flying days a year. July had the most VFR weather; January had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 4.5 kt, calm 31.4% of the time.

VFR Score
33
Wind Score
82
Reliability Score
27
National VFR rank
#1221 of 1,400
Regional rank
#21
State rank
#25
Full historical breakdown
Daylight VFR
71.7%
MVFR
22.4%
IFR
3.3%
LIFR
3.7%
Est. VFR days/yr
211
Most VFR month
July
Fewest VFR month
January
Median ceiling
3,200 ft
Median visibility
10 sm
Calm wind
31.4%
Median wind
4 kt
Gusty hours
11.5%
Crosswind >15 kt
0.0%
Fog/mist days/yr
107
Thunderstorm days/yr
0
Summer density alt
750 ft

Flight category by month

0%25%50%75%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
VFRMVFRIFRLIFR
KBVS monthly flight-category distribution, 2006–2025
MonthVFR %MVFR %IFR %LIFR %
Jan57.830.64.37.3
Feb65.926.93.83.4
Mar70.326.02.21.5
Apr77.420.11.80.7
May76.219.52.61.7
Jun78.417.82.41.4
Jul79.714.33.03.1
Aug76.815.93.34.0
Sep72.716.24.86.3
Oct67.221.64.46.8
Nov64.528.73.53.3
Dec59.831.44.04.8

Average wind by month

036JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
KBVS average wind by month, 2006–2025
MonthMean wind (kt)
Jan5.1 kt
Feb4.9 kt
Mar5.5 kt
Apr4.9 kt
May4.0 kt
Jun4.0 kt
Jul3.9 kt
Aug3.6 kt
Sep3.6 kt
Oct4.2 kt
Nov5.1 kt
Dec4.9 kt
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Historical summary of past observations: not a forecast or safety rating. Always check the current METAR, TAF, and a weather briefing before flight.

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Pilot PIREPs for Skagit Regional Airport (KBVS)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Skagit Regional Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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