Jasper County Airport Bell Field (KJAS) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 3:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, KJAS is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 6 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Jasper County Airport Bell Field in Jasper, TX, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Jasper County Airport Bell Field (KJAS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Jasper, TX at a field elevation of 213 ft. KJAS reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 5,500 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 118.375.
Wind calm, visibility 6 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 15°C (59°F), altimeter 30.15 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KJAS 280835Z AUTO 00000KT 6SM BR 15/15 A3015 RMK AO2
What changed at KJAS?
Since the 0815Z (3:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Mist began (BR).
Current pilot readout for KJAS
KJAS is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 6 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -0 ft (field elevation 213 ft). KJAS does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLFK, about 42 nm away.
KJAS by the numbers
What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.
KJAS reported VFR in 77% of daylight observations over 20 years, about 265 flyable days a year. August is the most reliable month and February the least, with IFR or worse 20% of the time. When conditions drop it is usually low ceilings rather than fog (ceilings under 1,000 ft 9% of hours, visibility under 3 miles 5%).
Over 20 years of hourly winds, runway 18 had the best headwind 55% of the time, runway 36 45%, and winds were calm 44% of hours. Winds most often blow from the south. Crosswind on the best available runway topped 15 kt in under 1% of hours.
Fog was reported on about 54 days a year, and fog or mist on 250. November and December are the foggiest months, with fog in 16% of hours, against 11% in March.
Thunderstorms were reported on about 24 days a year. 44% of storm hours fall in May, June and August, peaking in May when storms were in the air 1% of the time.
Field elevation is 213 ft, but on a median summer afternoon the air performs like 2,255 ft, 2,042 ft higher. Plan for a longer takeoff roll and a weaker climb from June to August.
Gusts showed up in 10% of hours, typically 7 kt above the steady wind, and the strongest credible gust on record was 43 kt. February is the windiest month (mean 5 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 5,500 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 36 | 5,500 ft | ASP | - | - |
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KJAS 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 18/365,500 × 70 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KJASWind
- 18
- no steady wind
- 36
- 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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KJAS 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KJAS
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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AEX UA /OV AEX140025/TM 0526/FL220/TP PC12/TA M15/IC MOD RIME 220/RM ZHU
AEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV AEX140025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0526Reported at 05:26 UTC.FL220Altitude: 22,000 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.TA M15Outside air temperature, °C.IC MOD RIME 220Icing: moderate rime 220.RM ZHURemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KJAS
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KJAS reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 3,300 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
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.
- 36
- 73%
- 18
- 27%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KJAS's own weather station.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
Asphalt · 5,500 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 18/36 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 0800-1700 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KJAS
- IATA
- JAS
- FAA LID
- JAS
- City
- Jasper
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 213 ft
- Coordinates
- 30.8857, -94.0349
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KLFK
- AWOS/ASOS
- 118.375 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 14h 35m
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Historical Flying Weather at KJAS
2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index
Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KJAS reported VFR conditions during about 77.2% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 265 VFR flying days a year. August had the most VFR weather; February had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 3.5 kt, calm 40.4% of the time.
Full historical breakdown
Flight category by month
| Month | VFR % | MVFR % | IFR % | LIFR % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 67.5 | 17.0 | 9.3 | 6.2 |
| Feb | 59.4 | 21.1 | 11.1 | 8.4 |
| Mar | 66.7 | 20.2 | 8.3 | 4.8 |
| Apr | 69.6 | 19.9 | 6.9 | 3.7 |
| May | 73.4 | 18.1 | 5.2 | 3.3 |
| Jun | 81.0 | 14.1 | 3.1 | 1.8 |
| Jul | 80.6 | 13.7 | 3.2 | 2.5 |
| Aug | 82.9 | 13.1 | 2.4 | 1.6 |
| Sep | 78.5 | 13.6 | 5.2 | 2.7 |
| Oct | 77.5 | 11.7 | 5.8 | 5.1 |
| Nov | 69.2 | 16.0 | 8.9 | 6.0 |
| Dec | 60.1 | 20.2 | 11.2 | 8.5 |
Average wind by month
| Month | Mean wind (kt) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 4.2 kt |
| Feb | 4.7 kt |
| Mar | 4.6 kt |
| Apr | 4.5 kt |
| May | 3.8 kt |
| Jun | 3.0 kt |
| Jul | 2.5 kt |
| Aug | 2.4 kt |
| Sep | 2.5 kt |
| Oct | 3.0 kt |
| Nov | 3.4 kt |
| Dec | 3.9 kt |
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 Jasper County Airport Bell Field (KJAS)
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