Edwards Air Force Base

KEDW · California, United States

The METAR station used is 16 NM away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 300° Edwards Air Force Base 5L/23R
Wind direction to Wind: 41 kt, gusting 52 kt, 9 beaufort

19 kt

36 kt
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METAR KMHV 260800Z AUTO 30041G52KT 10SM CLR 13/04 A2981 RMK AO2

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 Mojave Air & Space Port/Rutan Field on April 26, 2024 01:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 300° with a speed of 41 kt. Wind gusts of 52 kt have been measured.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are no clouds. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature and wind chill are 13 °C. The dew point is 4 °C, the relative humidity is 55%. The air pressure at sea level is 29.81 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 19:33. 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° 36-46 kt 19-24 kt 88 %
5R/23L 058°-238° 36-46 kt 19-24 kt 88 %
7/25 070°-250° 31-40 kt 26-33 kt 77 %

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 13 °C
Dewpoint 4 °C
Rel. humidity 55%
Kp-index 3 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:06 (4:29h)
Midday
12:50
Sunset
19:34

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