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Bomar Field / Shelbyville Municipal Airport (KSYI) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 1:15 PM CDT, Oct 27, KSYI is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for Bomar Field / Shelbyville Municipal Airport in Shelbyville, TN, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Bomar Field / Shelbyville Municipal Airport (KSYI) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Shelbyville, TN at a field elevation of 800 ft. KSYI 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 5,504 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 119.275.

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VFR
Observed 1815Z (1:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
170° 7 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.24"
Temp / Dew
73°F / 23°C
dew 43°F / 6°C

Wind from the south (170°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 30.24 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KSYI 271815Z AUTO 17007KT 10SM CLR 23/06 A3024 RMK A01

What changed at KSYI?

Since the 1755Z (12:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts are no longer reported.

Current pilot readout for KSYI

KSYI is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,550 ft (field elevation 800 ft). KSYI does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMQY, about 27 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
18FAV7 kt head1 kt left
367 kt tail1 kt right

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KSYI 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 18/36
    5,504 × 100 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KSYI
    Wind
    18
    7 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    36
    7 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    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
071518Z06Z18Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 5→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KSYI 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 KSYI

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

PIREP1722Z (12:22 PM CDT) · 87 NM NE of KSYI · 37,000 ft MSL · A21N
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LOZ UA /OV LVT/TM 1722/FL370/TP A21N/TB NEG
LOZ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LVTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1722Reported at 17:22 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1619Z (11:19 AM CDT) · 19 NM N of KSYI · during descent · B738
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KMBT UA /OV KMBT /TM 1619 /FL120 /TP B738 /RM DURGD DURD SMOOTH RIDE EIDS-BNA
KMBT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KMBTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1619Reported at 16:19 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
RM DURGD DURD SMOOTH RIDE EI…Remarks.
PIREP1614Z (11:14 AM CDT) · 19 NM N of KSYI · during descent · B738
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KMBT UA /OV MBT /TM 1614 /FL120 /TP B738 /RM DURGD DURD SMOOTH RIDE EIDS-BNA
KMBT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MBTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1614Reported at 16:14 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
RM DURGD DURD SMOOTH RIDE EI…Remarks.
PIREP1512Z (10:12 AM CDT) · 68 NM SE of KSYI · 1,200 ft MSL · SF50
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CHA UA /OV CHA 1N/TM 1512/FL012/TP SF50/SK OVC012/WX 1SM
CHA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CHA 1NLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1512Reported at 15:12 UTC.
FL012Altitude: 1,200 ft MSL.
TP SF50Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC012Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX 1SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
PIREP1406Z (9:06 AM CDT) · 68 NM SE of KSYI · 1,000 ft MSL · C525
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CHA UA /OV CHA 1S/TM 1406/FL010/TP C525/SK VV002-TOP001/WX 1/8SM
CHA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CHA 1SLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1406Reported at 14:06 UTC.
FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.
TP C525Aircraft type reporting.
SK VV002-TOP001Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX 1/8SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
PIREP1402Z (9:02 AM CDT) · 80 NM NE of KSYI · 35,000 ft MSL · A321
light chop turbulence
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LOZ UA /OV LVT270010/TM 1402/FL350/TP A321/TB LGT CHOP
LOZ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LVT270010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1402Reported at 14:02 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
PIREP1305Z (8:05 AM CDT) · 67 NM SE of KSYI · 1,400 ft MSL · CRJ7
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CHA UA /OV CHA020005/TM 1305/FL014/TP CRJ7/SK OVC-TOP014/WX FG
CHA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CHA020005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1305Reported at 13:05 UTC.
FL014Altitude: 1,400 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC-TOP014Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX FGWeather and flight visibility observed.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at KSYI

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KSYI reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 10 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 13 kt. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 88%MVFR 11%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 2/7 kt
Max gust: 13 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 10

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 2/11 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: 4 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 2

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.

36
59%
18
41%

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Live KSYI Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KSYI's own weather station.

N18367 kt
Headwind
7 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
1 kt

Wind is 9° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

Asphalt · 5,504 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Bomar Field / Shelbyville Municipal Airport (KSYI) with runway 18/36 marked
N ↑

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
Mon - Sat 0700 - 1900 local; Sun 1000 - 1700 local
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Other services
Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Aircraft sales
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KSYI
IATA
SYI
FAA LID
SYI
City
Shelbyville
State
Tennessee
Country
United States
Elevation
800 ft
Coordinates
35.5601, -86.4425
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
5,504 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KMQY
AWOS/ASOS
119.275 MHz
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
4h 29m

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Pilot PIREPs for Bomar Field / Shelbyville Municipal Airport (KSYI)

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 Bomar Field / Shelbyville Municipal Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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