Leeuwarden Air Base

EHLW · Friesland, Netherlands

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 250° Leeuwarden Air Base 5/23
Wind: 15 kt, 4 beaufort

14 kt

4 kt
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Cloud Cloud
FEW 1,500
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BKN 2,000
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OVC 2,400
METAR EHLW 182236Z AUTO 25015KT 9999 +DZRA FEW015CB BKN020 OVC024 07/05 Q1012 WHT

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 April 19, 2024 00:36, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 250° with a speed of 15 kt.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are few clouds cumulonimbus at an altitude of 1,500 ft, broken clouds at an altitude of 2,000 ft and overcast clouds at an altitude of 2,400 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 2,000 ft.

Current weather is heavy drizzle rain. The temperature is 7 °C, with a wind chill of 2 °C. The dew point is 5 °C, the relative humidity is 87%. The air pressure at sea level is 1012 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 20:43. 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° 4 kt 14 kt 28 %
9/27 090°-270° 5 kt 14 kt 34 %

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
2,000 ft BKN Broken clouds
2,400 ft OVC Overcast clouds

Temperature & Weather

Weather Heavy drizzle rain
Temperature 7 °C
Dewpoint 5 °C
Rel. humidity 87%
Wind chill 2 °C
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:29 (5:29h)
Midday
13:36
Sunset
20:43

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