Leeuwarden Air Base

EHLW · Friesland, Netherlands

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 360° Leeuwarden Air Base 5/23
Wind: 14 kt, 4 beaufort

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Cloud Cloud
FEW 1,600
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SCT 2,300
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BKN 2,800
METAR EHLW 160839Z AUTO 36014KT 9999 FEW016 SCT023 BKN028 09/06 Q0998 WHT TEMPO SCT016

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 16, 2024 10:39, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 360° with a speed of 14 kt.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 1,600 ft, scattered clouds at an altitude of 2,300 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 2,800 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 2,800 ft.

The temperature is 9 °C, with a wind chill of 4 °C. The dew point is 6 °C, the relative humidity is 82%. The air pressure at sea level is 998 hPa (QNH).

Trends

  • Temporary

    Little or no wind from a variable direction. scattered clouds at an altitude of 1,600 ft.

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:33 and sets at 20:39. 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° 11 kt 8 kt 81 %
9/27 090°-270° 14 kt 100 %

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

1,600 ft FEW Few clouds
2,300 ft SCT Scattered clouds
2,800 ft BKN Broken clouds
1,600 ft SCT Temporary Scattered clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 9 °C
Dewpoint 6 °C
Rel. humidity 82%
Wind chill 4 °C
Kp-index 4 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:33
Midday
13:36
Sunset
20:39 (9:42h)

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