KBAZ METAR New Braunfels National Airport

New Braunfels, TexasElevation 651 ftMedium airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR25 min old

Ceiling 6,000 ft, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

150@5

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

6,000 ft

lowest BKN/OVC

DENSITY ALT

1,931 ft

+1,280 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 2051Z (3:51 PM local) · 25 min old

KBAZ is currently VFR. Winds are from the southeast at 5 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. The ceiling is 6,000 feet AGL.

WIND

150° at 5 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

Ceiling 6,000 ft

Lowest broken or overcast layer.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

26°C / 16°C

79°F / 61°F. 10°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.10 inHg

1019.3 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: BKN OVC RMK AO2

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REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

SLP186

sea-level pressure 1018.6 hPa

T02560161

precise temperature 25.6°C, dew point 16.1°C

56021

3-hour pressure tendency: falling then steady (2.1 hPa change)

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›No TAF available for this airport.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind from 150° at 5 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling 6,000 ft. Forecast suggests this afternoon mostly sunny, high near 80F, low near 63F, 12% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Wednesday: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
This Afternoon	Mostly Sunny	80/63	ESE 9 kt	17 kt	12%
Wednesday	Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	85/66	E 4 kt	–	21%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Thursday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	81/64	ESE 9 kt	–	43%
Friday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	80/64	ESE 9 kt	17 kt	25%
Saturday	Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Sunny	84/64	SE 4 kt	–	15%
Sunday	Partly Sunny	86/67	ESE 4 kt	–	6%
Monday	Partly Sunny	86/63	S 13 kt	–	30%

Source: National Weather Service (office EWX). Forecast issued 2115Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND

2 runways · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

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Calm

5 kt

10 kt

15 kt

20 kt

25 kt

30 kt

35 kt

40 kt

45 kt

50 kt

65 kt

75 kt

100 kt

105 kt

Half feather = 5 kt, full = 10 kt, filled pennant = 50 kt; add them up. The staff points the direction the wind blows from.

WIND USED

150° at 5 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 135 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

5 kt

CROSS

1 kt R

BEST

HEAD

4 kt

CROSS

3 kt L

HEAD

4 kt tail

CROSS

3 kt R

HEAD

5 kt tail

CROSS

1 kt L

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

2 runways · longest 6,503 ft

17/35

Dimensions

5,364 x 100 ft

Surface

Asphalt (fair)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 17181°T

Displaced threshold522 ft

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 351°T

Traffic patternLeft

13/31

Dimensions

6,503 x 100 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 13136°T

Approach lightsMALS

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 31316°T

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

1,931 ft

Pressure altitude

471 ft

Field elevation

651 ft MSL

Temperature

26°C (79°F)

Dewpoint

16°C (61°F)

Altimeter

30.10 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2349Z 6:49 PM

Sunrise

1242Z 7:42 AM

Loggable night

0014Z (7:14 PM local) → 1218Z (7:18 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2349Z (6:49 PM local) → 1242Z (7:42 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0049Z (7:49 PM local) → 1142Z (6:42 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

New Braunfels National Airport is in New Braunfels, Texas. Field elevation 651 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeMedium airport

ManagerROBERT LEE

Manager phone830-221-4290

AttendedDaily, 0700–1900

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKBAZ

SectionalSAN ANTONIO

Center (ARTCC)HOUSTON

Flight service (AFSS)SAN ANGELO

RegionTexas

CountryUnited States

Coordinates29.7045, -98.0422

Distance from city4 NM E

SERVICES & LIGHTING

FuelJet A+

Control towerTowered

Field lightingSee remarks

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

CTAF127.050

UNICOM122.700

FREQUENCIES

Communications

124.45

SAN ANTONIO APP

APP

119.325

ASOS

134.75

CLNC DEL

CLD

125.7

SAN ANTONIO DEP

DEP

122.7

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

127.050

CTAF

122.700

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KBAZ traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-26, 71 days observed · data 2026-10-26

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

66.8

AVG OPS/DAY

88.3

Operations trend (18 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Sep

FLEET MIX

Piston single 72%Unknown 14%Jet 5%Turboprop 4%Helicopter 2%Twin 2%Airliner 1%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~707 landings/mo

›P28A (Piston single) · ~39 landings/mo

›UNKN (Unknown) · ~29 landings/mo

›G3 (Unknown) · ~25 landings/mo

›SR20 (Piston single) · ~19 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly single-engine piston aircraft.

›C172 (Piston single)

›G3 (Unknown)

›GX (Unknown)

›RV10 (Unknown)

›P28A (Piston single)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KRND Randolph Air Force Base

16 NM SW

VFR

KSAT San Antonio International Airport

25 NM SW

VFR

KSSF Stinson Municipal Airport

31 NM SW

VFR

KSKF Lackland Air Force Base

34 NM SW

VFR

KAUS Austin Bergstrom International Airport

36 NM NE

VFR

KERV Kerrville / Kerr County Airport at Louis Schreiner Field

57 NM W

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›APCH RATIO 50:1 AT DSPLCD THR.

›FUEL 24 HR SELF SVC. FOR FULL SERVE FUEL CALL 830-221-4290; AFT HRS CALL 830-221-4100. CALL-IN FEE.

›BIRDS INVOF ARPT.

›ACTVT MIRL RWY 13/31, RWY 17/35 - CTAF.

›EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.

›HIGH PER MIL ACFT OPRG AT RANDOLPH AFB AUX FLD (SEGUIN-SEQ).

›FOR CD WHEN ATCT IS CLSD CTC SAT APCH AT 210-805-5516.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Official airport website

↗Wikipedia

↗KBAZ on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KBAZ have a METAR?

Yes. KBAZ has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KBAZ have a TAF?

When KBAZ issues a TAF, its decoded forecast timeline loads live on this page; otherwise use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at KBAZ?

KBAZ sits at 651 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KBAZ?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.

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