Leeuwarden Air Base

EHLW · Friesland, Netherlands

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction of Wind direction to Wind direction 190° Leeuwarden Air Base 5/23
Wind: 9 kt, 3 beaufort

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Cloud Cloud
FEW 1,800
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SCT 4,100
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BKN 5,500
METAR EHLW 281831Z AUTO 19009KT 150V240 9999 FEW018CB SCT041 BKN055 09/04 Q0987 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 March 28, 2024 19:31, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 190° with a speed of 9 kt. The wind direction varies between 150° and 240°.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are few clouds cumulonimbus at an altitude of 1,800 ft, scattered clouds at an altitude of 4,100 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 5,500 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 5,500 ft.

The temperature is 9 °C, with a wind chill of 5 °C. The dew point is 4 °C, the relative humidity is 71%. The air pressure at sea level is 987 hPa (QNH).

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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Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
5/23 054°-234° 6 kt 6 kt 69 %
9/27 090°-270° 9 kt 2 kt 98 %

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

1,800 ft FEW Few clouds cumulonimbus
4,100 ft SCT Scattered clouds
5,500 ft BKN Broken clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 9 °C
Dewpoint 4 °C
Rel. humidity 71%
Wind chill 5 °C
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:18 (10:34h)
Midday
12:41
Sunset
19:05

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