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Big Sandy Regional Airport (KK22) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 11:15 AM ET, Oct 28, KK22 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for Big Sandy Regional Airport in Debord, KY, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Big Sandy Regional Airport (KK22) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Debord, KY at a field elevation of 1,221 ft. KK22 reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (03/21), the longest 5,051 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 120.175.

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VFR
Observed 1515Z (11:15 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
190° 3 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.36"
Temp / Dew
64°F / 18°C
dew 46°F / 8°C

Wind from the south (190°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 18°C (64°F), altimeter 30.36 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KSJS 281515Z AUTO 19003KT 10SM CLR 18/08 A3036 RMK AO2 T01800078

What changed at KK22?

Since the 1450Z (10:50 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1450Z (10:50 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for KK22

KK22 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (21). Density altitude is approximately 1,350 ft (field elevation 1,221 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.

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Runway wind check

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

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
21FAV3 kt head1 kt left
033 kt tail1 kt right

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KK22 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 03/21
    5,051 × 100 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KK22
    Wind
    03
    3 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    21
    3 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    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
061215Z03Z15Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 4→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KK22 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 KK22

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

PIREP1512Z (11:12 AM EDT) · 90 NM S of KK22 · 36,000 ft MSL · A321
light chop turbulence
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VJI UA /OV HMV240020/TM 1512/FL360/TP A321/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZTLFD 15
VJI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HMV240020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1512Reported at 15:12 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM ZTLFD 15Remarks.
PIREP1456Z (10:56 AM EDT) · 62 NM SE of KK22 · 24,000 ft MSL · BE10
light rime icing
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VJI UA /OV GZG/TM 1456/FL240/TP BE10/TA M22/IC LGT RIME/RM ZTLFD
VJI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GZGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1456Reported at 14:56 UTC.
FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.
TP BE10Aircraft type reporting.
TA M22Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
RM ZTLFDRemarks.
PIREP1449Z (10:49 AM EDT) · 96 NM NW of KK22 · 18,000 ft MSL · AT43
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LEX UA /OV FLM/TM 1449/FL180/TP AT43/TB NEG/IC NEG
LEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FLMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1449Reported at 14:49 UTC.
FL180Altitude: 18,000 ft MSL.
TP AT43Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1427Z (10:27 AM EDT) · 93 NM W of KK22 · 31,000 ft MSL · E170
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LEX UA /OV HYK198018/TM 1427/FL310/TP E170/TB NEG
LEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HYK198018Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1427Reported at 14:27 UTC.
FL310Altitude: 31,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1425Z (10:25 AM EDT) · 96 NM NW of KK22 · 32,000 ft MSL · B738
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LEX UA /OV FLM/TM 1425/FL320/TP B738/TB NEG
LEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FLMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1425Reported at 14:25 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1424Z (10:24 AM EDT) · 36 NM NW of KK22 · 32,000 ft MSL · E170
continuous light chop turbulence
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HTS UA /OV ECB250020/TM 1424/FL320/TP E170/TB CONS LGT CHOP
HTS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ECB250020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1424Reported at 14:24 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
PIREP1423Z (10:23 AM EDT) · 64 NM W of KK22 · 27,000 ft MSL · CRJ9
light turbulence
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LEX UA /OV HYK124028/TM 1423/FL270/TP CRJ9/TB LGT
LEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HYK124028Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1423Reported at 14:23 UTC.
FL270Altitude: 27,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGTTurbulence: light.
PIREP1420Z (10:20 AM EDT) · 88 NM NE of KK22 · 36,000 ft MSL · B738
moderate chop continuous turbulence
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CRW UA /OV 3847N 08119W/TM 1420/FL360/TP B738/TB MOD CHOP CONS/RM 40 EAST OF HNN FL360 CONT MOD CHOP AWC-WEB
CRW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 3847N 08119WLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1420Reported at 14:20 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD CHOP CONSTurbulence: moderate chop continuous.
RM 40 EAST OF HNN FL360 CONT…Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at KK22

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KK22 reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 1/5 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 1/5 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: 10 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 0

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1138Z (7:38 AM EDT)

TAF KSJS 281138Z 2812/2912 VRB03KT P6SM BKN200 FM282100 VRB03KT P6SM SKC

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Live KK22 Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KK22's own weather station.

N21033 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
1 kt

Wind is 21° off runway 21, the end with the most headwind right now.

Asphalt · 5,051 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Big Sandy Regional Airport (KK22) with runway 03/21 marked
N ↑

Runway 03/21 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-DUSK local
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Other services
Air ambulance
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KSJS
FAA LID
SJS
City
Debord
State
Kentucky
Country
United States
Elevation
1,221 ft
Coordinates
37.7510, -82.6367
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
5,051 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Published
AWOS/ASOS
120.175 MHz
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
7h 5m

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Pilot PIREPs for Big Sandy Regional Airport (KK22)

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 Big Sandy Regional Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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