Barking Sands Airport (PHBK) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 5:51 AM HST, Oct 28, PHBK is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Barking Sands Airport in Kekaha, HI, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Barking Sands Airport (PHBK) is a regional airport serving Kekaha, HI at a field elevation of 23 ft. PHBK reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 6,002 ft. The official FAA airport diagram is at the bottom of the page.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 24°C (75°F), altimeter 29.84 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR PHBK 281551Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 24/21 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP107 T02390206
What changed at PHBK?
Since the 1451Z (4:51 AM HST) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1451Z (4:51 AM HST) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for PHBK
PHBK is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,200 ft (field elevation 23 ft). PHBK does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is PHLI, about 25 nm away.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 6,002 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 34 | 6,002 ft | ASP | - | - |
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PHBK 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 16/346,002 × 150 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at PHBKWind
- 16
- no steady wind
- 34
- no steady wind
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 4→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
PHBK 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 PHBK
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, PHBK reported mostly VFR across 35 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 2,700 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
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.
- 16
- 59%
- 34
- 41%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by PHBK's own weather station.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
Asphalt · 6,002 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 16/34 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- all day
- Control tower
- Yes
Airport
- Type
- Regional airport
- ICAO
- PHBK
- IATA
- BKH
- FAA LID
- BKH
- City
- Kekaha
- State
- Hawaii
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 23 ft
- Coordinates
- 22.0228, -159.7850
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 6,002 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest PHLI
- Time zone
- Pacific/Honolulu
- Next sunset
- 11h 49m
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PHBK airport diagram
Official FAA taxiway and runway layout. Tap to zoom.
Official FAA airport diagram · d-TPP cycle 2611 · Not for navigation. Download the official FAA PDF ↗
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Pilot PIREPs for Barking Sands Airport (PHBK)
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