Bessemer Airport (KEKY) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 3:56 AM CDT, Oct 28, KEKY is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Bessemer Airport in Bessemer, AL, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Bessemer Airport (KEKY) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Bessemer, AL at a field elevation of 700 ft. KEKY reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (05/23), the longest 6,007 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 118.825.
Wind from the east (090°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 14°C (57°F), altimeter 30.24 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KEKY 280856Z AUTO 09004KT 10SM CLR 14/09 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP216 6//// T01390094 58003 PNO $
What changed at KEKY?
Since the 0756Z (2:56 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0756Z (2:56 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KEKY
KEKY is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (05). Density altitude is approximately 350 ft (field elevation 700 ft). KEKY does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KEET, about 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05FAV | 6,007 ft | ASP | 3 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 23 | 6,007 ft | ASP | 3 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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KEKY 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.
- Restricted (NOTAM)Runway 05/236,007 × 100 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KEKYWind
- 05
- 3 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 23
- 3 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
1 active equipment NOTAMView 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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 3→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KEKY 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 KEKY
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KEKY reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the E.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 05
- 96%
- 23
- 4%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KEKY's own weather station.
Wind is 40° off runway 05, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 6,007 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 05/23 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 · Jet A+
- Attended
- Daily 0800-1800 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Oxygen
- Bottled, high & low pressure
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Avionics · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KEKY
- FAA LID
- EKY
- City
- Bessemer
- State
- Alabama
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 700 ft
- Coordinates
- 33.3129, -86.9259
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 6,007 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KEET
- AWOS/ASOS
- 118.825 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 50m
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Nearby airports
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Within 25 NM
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- Birmingham Helicopter Modelers - Dickey Springs Rd , Bessemer, AL · 2 mi
- Alabaster RC Association at Limestone Park - Limestone Park , Alabaster, AL · 13 mi
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Pilot PIREPs for Bessemer Airport (KEKY)
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