Leeuwarden Air Base

EHLW · Friesland, Netherlands

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction of Wind direction to Wind direction 050° Leeuwarden Air Base 5/23
Wind: 3 kt, 1 beaufort

3 kt

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0 ft 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
Cloud Cloud
FEW 1,500
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 3,900
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
OVC 4,600
METAR EHLW 050059Z AUTO 05003KT 020V100 9999 DZRA FEW015CB SCT039 OVC046 10/10 Q1008 BLU

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 Leeuwarden Air Base on May 5, 2024 02:59, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 050° with a speed of 3 kt. The wind direction varies between 020° and 100°.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are few clouds cumulonimbus at an altitude of 1,500 ft, scattered clouds at an altitude of 3,900 ft and overcast clouds at an altitude of 4,600 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 4,600 ft.

Current weather is drizzle rain. The temperature is 10 °C, with a wind chill of 8 °C. The dew point is 10 °C, the relative humidity is 100%. The air pressure at sea level is 1008 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 21:13. 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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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
5/23 054°-234° 3 kt 7 %
9/27 090°-270° 2 kt 2 kt 64 %

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

1,500 ft FEW Few clouds cumulonimbus
3,900 ft SCT Scattered clouds
4,600 ft OVC Overcast clouds

Temperature & Weather

Weather Drizzle rain
Temperature 10 °C
Dewpoint 10 °C
Rel. humidity 100%
Wind chill 8 °C
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:53 (2:51h)
Midday
13:33
Sunset
21:13

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