KBIX/BIX METAR & TAF Keesler Air Force Base

Biloxi, MississippiElevation 33 ftMedium airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR41 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

Calm

no steady wind

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

1,068 ft

+1,035 ft vs field

ACTIVE NWS ALERTS

Active weather alerts

Special Weather StatementModerate · Expected · Observed

25 0536Z to 26 0000Z

Pointe Coupee; West Feliciana; East Feliciana; St. Helena; Washington; Iberville; West Baton Rouge; East Baton Rouge; Assumption; St. James; Northern Tangipahoa; Southeast St. Tammany; Northern St. Tammany; Southwestern St. Tammany; Central Tangipahoa; Lower Tangipahoa; Northern Livingston; Southern Livingston; Western Ascension; Eastern Ascension; Wilkinson; Amite; Pike; Walthall; Pearl River; Northern Hancock; Northern Harrison; Northern Jackson; Southern Hancock; Southern Harrison; Southern Jackson

Elevated fire weather conditions can be expected across portions of southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi this afternoon. Relative humidity values are forecast to drop into the 30 to 40 percent range, especially near and north of the Interstate 10 and 12 corridors. The 20 ft wind forecast is expected to remain at or below 10 mph in most areas, which should limit critical fire weather condit…

Alerts from the National Weather Service. For situational awareness only; always confirm against an official briefing.

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 2055Z (3:55 PM local) · 41 min old

KBIX is currently VFR. Winds are calm. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

Calm

No steady wind.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

26°C / 14°C

79°F / 57°F. 12°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.20 inHg

1022.7 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO CLR RMK AO2

Hover or tap any group for a plain-English explanation.

REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

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

SLP230

sea-level pressure 1023.0 hPa

T02550137

precise temperature 25.5°C, dew point 13.7°C

57018

3-hour pressure tendency: falling steadily (1.8 hPa change)

TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST

TAF timeline

Issued 0200Z (9:00 PM local) · valid to 0800Z (3:00 AM local)

KBIX forecast starts VFR at 02Z. Conditions are roughly steady over the period.

Maximum temperature 28°C expected at 1800Z on day 23.
Minimum temperature 14°C expected at 1100Z on day 23.

VFR

0200Z9:00 PM0800Z3:00 AM1400Z9:00 AM2000Z3:00 PM0200Z9:00 PM0800Z3:00 AM

Codes in this report: 9999 SKC BECMG

Tap any group to decode it.

FAA: no delays reported at BIX.

Source: FAA System Operations (ASWS). Operational status only; verify with official FAA sources and NOTAMs.

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›No significant weather concerns in the current report.

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 calm, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests this afternoon sunny, high near 77F, low near 58F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip
This Afternoon	Sunny	77/58	NE 4 kt	–	0%
Monday	Mostly Sunny	76/57	E 9 kt	–	0%
Tuesday	Sunny	77/58	E 9 kt	–	0%
Wednesday	Sunny	77/56	E 9 kt	–	0%
Thursday	Sunny	80/61	E 9 kt	–	2%
Friday	Mostly Sunny	80/64	E 13 kt	–	4%
Saturday	Chance Rain Showers	80/66	E 13 kt	–	38%

Source: National Weather Service (office LIX). Forecast issued 2136Z.

Radar

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

RUNWAYS & WIND

1 runway · crosswind ranking

WIND USED

Wind calm or variable

Crosswind ranking is unavailable until the wind has a steady direction.

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

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway · longest 7,630 ft

04/22

Dimensions

7,630 x 150 ft

Surface

Pem

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 0435°T

Displaced threshold1,600 ft

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 22215°T

Displaced threshold1,000 ft

ILSILS

Approach lightsALSF1

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternRight

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

1,068 ft

Pressure altitude

-247 ft

Field elevation

33 ft MSL

Temperature

26°C (79°F)

Dewpoint

14°C (57°F)

Altimeter

30.20 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

2314Z 6:14 PM

Sunrise

1205Z 7:05 AM

Loggable night

2339Z (6:39 PM local) → 1140Z (6:40 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2314Z (6:14 PM local) → 1205Z (7:05 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0014Z (7:14 PM local) → 1105Z (6:05 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

Keesler Air Force Base is in Biloxi, Mississippi. Field elevation 33 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipAir Force owned

UsePrivate use

TypeMedium airport

ManagerCHIEF OF AFLD MANAGEMENT

Manager phone228-377-2123

AttendedALL SAT-SUN, IREG

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKBIX / BIX

SectionalNEW ORLEANS

Center (ARTCC)HOUSTON

Flight service (AFSS)GREENWOOD

RegionMississippi

CountryUnited States

Coordinates30.4104, -88.9244

Distance from city0 NM W

SERVICES & LIGHTING

FuelJet A+

Control towerTowered

Field lightingSunset to sunrise

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

FREQUENCIES

Communications

124.6

GULFPORT APP/DEP

A/D

25.6

ATIS

121.8

CLNC DEL

CLD

121.8

GND

23.66

AEROMEDICAL EVAC

MISC

34.46

PMSV METRO

PMSV

25.28

403 WG AFRC COMD

POST

37.22

PTD

120.75

TWR

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

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KBIX traffic patterns

2026-10-21 to 2026-10-21, 1 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

0

AVG OPS/DAY

1

Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Wed · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX

Mostly airliner-class aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C30J (Airliner) · ~0 landings/mo

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.

KGPT Gulfport Biloxi International Airport

8 NM W

VFR

KPQL Trent Lott International Airport

21 NM E

VFR

KMOB Mobile Regional Airport

39 NM NE

VFR

KBFM Mobile Downtown Airport

46 NM E

VFR

KHBG Hattiesburg Bobby L Chain Municipal Airport

54 NM N

VFR

KBXA George R Carr Memorial Air Field

54 NM NW

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›RSC/RCR NOT RPT DUR PUBL AFLD CLSD TIMES.

›CAUTION; RWY HAZ MEN OR EQUIP OPERATING RANDOMLY TO INCLUDE WITHIN 100' OF RWY DLY.

›CAUTION: LARGE FRAME AND HEAVY ACFT WILL MAKE 180-DEGREE TURNS ON CONCRETE PORTION OF RWY.

›HELICOPTER TFC PAT 500 FT MSL

›CAUTION: MARINA TREES HINDER WIND, LO WIND SPEED ON RWY 22 WHEN WIND DIR FROM 280-340. DUR AUGMENTATION/BACK UP; LTD WX OBSN TO E AND VIS MKR BYD 1 SM ONLY AVBL IN THE W TO N SECTOR, NIGHT FLOOD LGT HINDER CLOUD AND VIS OBSN, AND CEIL FRE 100-200 FT LO THAN OBSN ON RWY 22 APCH FROM NOV-MAR.

›BASH PHASE II IN EFF 1 JUN - 30 SEP; EXP HEAVIER BIRD ACT SR-SS.

›PPR ALL ACFT, PPR ALL ACFT AFTER TRAN MAINT OPR CTC AFLD MGMT OPS AT DSN 597-2120.

›CAUTION: RWY EDGE LGTS PAST THRESHOLDS GREATER THAN 10' FROM FULL STRENGTH PAVEMENT. SPOT 24/25 (TWY B AND F) LIGHT-ALLS USED WHEN C-17 PARK DURG HRS OF DARKNESS AND INCLEMENT WX.

›CAUTION: NVD TRNG 0200-0500Z++ TUE AND THU.

›SERVICE-LGT: NSTD RWY EDGE & TWY LGTS; SVRL LGTS GTR THAN 200 FT DIST APART ON RWY, SVRL MISSING TWY EXIT LGTS.

›TRAN ACFT RON MUST ARR BY 2100Z++ MON-FRI BY 2200Z++ SUN.

›MISC: HNGR SPACE NOT AVBL FOR SVR WX. COMSEC MATERIALS ARE NOT AVBL.

›JASU: 1(MA-1A); 3(A/M32-86A).

›TRAN ALERT: TRAN MAINT OPR 1400-2300++ MON-FRI. OT WITH PRIOR COORDINATION; CTC AFLD MGMT OPS DSN 597-2120.

›FLUID: SP PRESAIR LPOX LOX.

›MISC: RWY 22 DISPL THLD DIMENSIONS AND SFC - 1ST 200 X 150 IS CONCRETE, NEXT 800 X 75 IS CONCRETE WITH 37.5' NON-WT BRG ASPHALT EDGE EA SIDE.

›MISC: VIP ACFT CTC PTD 372.2 15 MIN PRIOR TO LDG WITH FIRM CHOCK TIME. DURG OPR HRS LIFEGUARD/MEDEVAC/SAR/MSN ESSENTIAL ACFT CTC AFLD MGMT. OPS DSN 597-2120, C228-377-21210, 1 HR PRIOR TO ARR FOR PROPER COORD, DUR NON-OPR HRS CTC COMD POST DSN 597-4330, C228-377-4330 1 HR PRIOR TO REQ AFLD BE OPEN.

›CAUTION: BACKLINE APN: TWO SWITCHES, GREEN BOXES 5 FT SQUARE EA, LCTD WI 125 FT OF BACKLINE APN.

›SVC-TRAN ALERT: NO LAV OR POTABLE WATER SVC AVBL.

›RSTD: PPR ALL TRAN ACFT; CTC AFLD MGMT DSN 597-2120. TWY E 50 FT WID. ACFT RINSE FAC (BIRD BATH) TWY C AVBL TO C130 & LRGR. AIR CREWS CTC GND PRIOR TO ACFT ENG START. ALL C130 OR LRGR MUST FACE N ON TWY B FOR MAINT RUNS OR ENG RUN-UPS. PILOTS WILL AVOID FLYING OVR USAF MEDICAL CNTR LCTD ON BACK BAY 1 NM E OF RWY & VA HOSPITAL ON BACK BAY 1 NM W OF RWY.

›CLSD HOLS.

›UNIT TRNG ASSEMBLY (UTA) NORMALLY FIRST WKEND OF MONTH, SAT 1700-2300Z++, SUN 1630-0500Z++. ALL NON-UTA WKENDS AFLD WILL BE CLSD BUT AVBL TO OPEN WITH PRIOR CDN; CTC AFLD MGMT OPS DSN 597-2120.

›CAUTION: FIRST 100 FT CONC SPHERICAL BOLLARDS LCTD 440 FT SW OF CNTLN.

›NON STD LEN 2000 FT.

›LGTD WATER TWR LCTD 1775 FT RGT OF CENTERLINE RWY 04 AND 2900 FT LEFT OF CENTERLINE RWY 22.

›OVERHEAD 1500 FT; CONVENTIONAL 1000 FT.

›MISC: CLASS D AIRSPACE EFF 1400-0500Z++ MON-FRI, 1700-2300Z++ SAT AND SUN, CLSD HOL, UNIT TRNG ASSEMBLIES 1900-0500Z++ SUN.

›403 WG AFRC - C130/WC130 ACFT OPR WKD.

›OIL: 0-148-156.

›CAUTION: GS ANT 250 FT W OF CNTRLN & 1050 FT FROM AER 22.

›MISC: RWY 04 AVBL TKOF 6632' FR KEY-HOLE; RWY 22 AVBL TKOF 6034' FR KEY-HOLE. SEE US TRML LO ARPT SKETCH FOR NSTD RWY 04/22 CONFIGURATION.

›MISC: RWY 04 DISPL THLD DIMENSIONS AND SFC - 1ST 200 FT IS CONCRETE, NEXT 800 FT MID 75 FT IS CONCRETE OUTER WITH 37.5 FT NON-WT BRG ASPHALT EDGE EA SIDE, AND REMAINING 598 FT X 150 FT IS CONCRETE.

›CAUTION: RWY 04/22, TWY A, TWY D & TWY E LACK 25 FT PAVED SHOULDERS. TWY B & TWY F HAVE 25 FT PAVED SHOULDERS ONLY ON ONE SIDE.

›CAUTION: TWO IR LGTS OTS LCTD SW SIDE, 950 FT N OF RWY 04 THR AND NE SIDE 991 FT S OF RWY 22 THR.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗KBIX on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KBIX have a METAR?

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

Does KBIX have a TAF?

Yes, a TAF is issued for KBIX; the decoded forecast timeline is shown above.

What is the field elevation at KBIX?

KBIX sits at 33 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KBIX?

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.