Edwards Air Force Base

KEDW · California, United States

The METAR station used is 23 NM away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 280° Edwards Air Force Base 5L/23R
Wind direction to Wind: 24 kt, gusting 31 kt, 6 beaufort

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METAR KGXA 270055Z AUTO 28024G31KT 10SM CLR 15/M01 A2979 RMK AO2 PK WND 28034/23 SLP074 WND DATA ESTMD T01521008

METAR Edwards Air Force Base - KEDW/EDW

Edwards Air Force Base is a midsized airport in California, United States. The airport is located at latitude 34.90464 and longitude -117.88019. The airport has 3 runways: 5L/23R, 5R/23L and 7/25. The ICAO airport code of this field is KEDW. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is EDW. The airport's IATA code is EDW. The airport is in the Los Angeles FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Palmdale Weather Station on April 26, 2024 17:55, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 280° with a speed of 24 kt. Wind gusts of 31 kt have been measured.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are no clouds. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature and wind chill are 15 °C. The dew point is -1 °C, the relative humidity is 34%. The air pressure at sea level is 29.79 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:04 and sets at 19:34. This applies to Edwards Air Force Base, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -7 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
5L/23R 058°-238° 16-21 kt 18-23 kt 67 %
5R/23L 058°-238° 16-21 kt 18-23 kt 67 %
7/25 070°-250° 12-16 kt 21-27 kt 50 %

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

- CLR No clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 15.2 °C
Dewpoint -0.8 °C
Rel. humidity 34%
Kp-index 2 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
PK WND 28034/23Peak wind from 280° with 34 kt at 23 UTC
SLP074Sea level pressure is 29.75 inHg (29.75 inHg)
T01521008Temperature is 15.2 °C (59.4 °F), dew point is -0.8 °C (30.6 °F)
WND DATA ESTMD

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:03 (11:07h)
Midday
12:48
Sunset
19:32

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