KBYY/BBC METAR Bay City Regional Airport

Bay City, TexasElevation 45 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR8 min old

No ceiling, visibility 7 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

050@4

steady

VISIBILITY

7 SM

11.3 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

-86 ft

-131 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0355Z (10:55 PM local) · 8 min old

KBYY is currently VFR. Winds are from the northeast at 4 knots. Visibility is 7 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

50° at 4 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

7 statute miles

11.3 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

16°C / 12°C

61°F / 54°F. 4°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.18 inHg

1022 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)

T01600117

precise temperature 16.0°C, dew point 11.7°C

station needs maintenance

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 50° at 4 kt, visibility 7 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests tonight mostly cloudy, low near 62F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

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

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Mostly Cloudy	62	NE 4 kt	–	0%
Monday	Mostly Sunny	84/65	NE 13 kt	–	7%
Tuesday	Chance Rain Showers	83/67	E 9 kt	–	28%
Wednesday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	83/66	E 9 kt	–	55%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Thursday	Mostly Sunny	83/65	E 9 kt	–	8%
Friday	Chance Rain Showers	83/68	E 9 kt	–	31%
Saturday	Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	85/68	SE 9 kt	–	24%
Sunday	Chance Rain Showers	86	SE 9 kt	–	28%

Source: National Weather Service (office HGX). Forecast issued 0403Z.

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

1 runway · 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

050° at 4 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 130 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

0 kt

CROSS

4 kt L

BEST

HEAD

0 kt tail

CROSS

4 kt R

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 5,107 ft

13/31

Dimensions

5,107 x 75 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 13134°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 31314°T

REILYes

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

-86 ft

Pressure altitude

-215 ft

Field elevation

45 ft MSL

Temperature

16°C (61°F)

Dewpoint

12°C (54°F)

Altimeter

30.18 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

2343Z 6:43 PM

Sunrise

1231Z 7:31 AM

Loggable night

0007Z (7:07 PM local) → 1207Z (7:07 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2343Z (6:43 PM local) → 1231Z (7:31 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0043Z (7:43 PM local) → 1131Z (6:31 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

Bay City Regional Airport is in Bay City, Texas. Field elevation 45 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerJAMES MASON

Manager phone979-244-5037

AttendedALL MON-FRI, 0800–1700

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKBYY / BBC

SectionalHOUSTON

Center (ARTCC)HOUSTON

Flight service (AFSS)MONTGOMERY COUNTY

RegionTexas

CountryUnited States

Coordinates28.9733, -95.8635

Distance from city5 NM E

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

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

CTAF122.800

UNICOM122.800

FREQUENCIES

Communications

118.075

AWOS 3

AWOS

128.6

HOUSTON CNTR

CNTR

122.8

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

122.800

CTAF

122.800

UNICOM

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

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KBYY traffic patterns

2026-07-21 to 2026-10-15, 2 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

AVG OPS/DAY

Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX

Helicopter 100%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›B407 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly rotorcraft.

›B407 (Helicopter)

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.

KLBX Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport

23 NM E

VFR

KARM Wharton Regional Airport

23 NM NW

VFR

KPSX Palacios Municipal Airport

25 NM SW

VFR

KSGR Sugar Land Regional Airport

40 NM N

VFR

KELA Eagle Lake Airport

45 NM NW

VFR

KHOU William P. Hobby Airport

51 NM NE

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›FOR AFT HRS ATTENDANT CALL ARPT NMBR - CALL OUT FEE, TWO HR MIN.

›MIRL RWY 13/31 PRESET LOW INTST SS-SR; TO INCR INTST AND ACTVT REIL RWY 13 & 31 - CTAF.

›100LL & JET A., 24 HR SELF-SERVICE FUEL. FULL SERV AVAILABLE.

›ARPT UNATNDD HOLS.

›AFTR HRS ATNDT AVBL ON CALL. CALL OUT FEE TWO HR MIN.

›FOR CD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.

›TWY REFLECTORS ON ALL TWYS.

›THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Official airport website

↗Wikipedia

↗KBYY on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KBYY have a METAR?

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

Does KBYY have a TAF?

When KBYY 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 KBYY?

KBYY sits at 45 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KBYY?

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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