Leeuwarden Air Base

EHLW · Friesland, Netherlands

The METAR station used is 122 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 330° Leeuwarden Air Base 5/23
Wind: 19 kt, 5 beaufort

2 kt

19 kt
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0 ft 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
Cloud Cloud
FEW 2,400
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 3,000
METAR EHAM 241055Z 33019KT 9999 FEW024TCU SCT030 09/03 Q1009 TEMPO -SHRAGS FEW024CB

METAR Leeuwarden Air Base - EHLW/LWR

Leeuwarden Air Base is a midsized airport in Friesland, Netherlands. The airport is located at latitude 53.22693 and longitude 5.75363. The airport has 2 runways: 5/23 and 9/27. The ICAO airport code of this field is EHLW. The airport's IATA code is LWR. The airport is in the Amsterdam FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Amsterdam Airport Schiphol on April 24, 2024 12:55, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 330° with a speed of 19 kt.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are few clouds towering cumulus at an altitude of 2,400 ft and scattered clouds at an altitude of 3,000 ft. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature is 9 °C, with a wind chill of 3 °C. The dew point is 3 °C, the relative humidity is 66%. The air pressure at sea level is 1009 hPa (QNH).

Trends

  • Temporary

    Little or no wind from a variable direction. Significant weather: light showers rain small hail. few clouds cumulonimbus at an altitude of 2,400 ft.

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 20:53. This applies to Leeuwarden Air Base, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +2 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
5/23 054°-234° 19 kt 2 kt 99 %
9/27 090°-270° 16 kt 10 kt 87 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Clouds

2,400 ft FEW Few clouds towering cumulus
3,000 ft SCT Scattered clouds
2,400 ft FEW Temporary Few clouds cumulonimbus

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 9 °C
Dewpoint 3 °C
Rel. humidity 66%
Wind chill 3 °C
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:22
Midday
13:39
Sunset
20:55 (7:51h)

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