Leeuwarden Air Base

EHLW · Friesland, Netherlands

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 210° Leeuwarden Air Base 5/23
Wind: 14 kt, 4 beaufort

13 kt

6 kt
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Cloud Cloud
FEW 3,000
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BKN 3,900
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OVC 4,400
METAR EHLW 281132Z AUTO 21014KT 9999 +DZRA FEW030 BKN039 OVC044 07/06 Q0983 BLU TEMPO FEW010 SCT015 SCT020CB

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 March 28, 2024 12:32, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 210° with a speed of 14 kt.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 3,000 ft, broken clouds at an altitude of 3,900 ft and overcast clouds at an altitude of 4,400 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 3,900 ft.

Current weather is heavy drizzle rain. The temperature is 7 °C, with a wind chill of 2 °C. The dew point is 6 °C, the relative humidity is 93%. The air pressure at sea level is 983 hPa (QNH).

Trends

  • Temporary

    Little or no wind from a variable direction. few clouds at an altitude of 1,000 ft, scattered clouds at an altitude of 1,500 ft and scattered clouds cumulonimbus at an altitude of 2,000 ft.

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 19:05. This applies to Leeuwarden Air Base, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +1 hour. Currently, there is no daylight saving time in effect.

Companies

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
5/23 054°-234° 6 kt 13 kt 41 %
9/27 090°-270° 12 kt 7 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

3,000 ft FEW Few clouds
3,900 ft BKN Broken clouds
4,400 ft OVC Overcast clouds
1,000 ft FEW Temporary Few clouds
1,500 ft SCT Temporary Scattered clouds
2,000 ft SCT Temporary Scattered clouds cumulonimbus

Temperature & Weather

Weather Heavy drizzle rain
Temperature 7 °C
Dewpoint 6 °C
Rel. humidity 93%
Wind chill 2 °C
Kp-index 2 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:18
Midday
12:41
Sunset
19:05 (6:23h)

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