// Station · 19m ago
KEDW
Edwards Air Force Base
CAT VFR
WIND 210° / 9 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 28.1°C / 5.6°C
ALTIM 29.92 inHg
ELEV 2,312 FT
34.9108°N / 117.8864°W
LOCATION · Edwards, US
WIND
210°9 kt
KEDW · 2,312 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
210°/9
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
SCT270
T / Td
28 / 6
ALTIM
29.92"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 210°/9 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 27,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KEDW 111455Z 21009KT 60SM SCT270 28/06 A2992 RMK AO2A SLP103 T02810056 52012
KEDW · day 11 at 14:55 UTC · wind from 210° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 27,000 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 29.92" Hg · sea-level pressure 1010.3 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 210° @ 9 kt
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
210°9 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
3 usable
23R★
HDG 230°
H8 kt
X3 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 12,000'
23L
HDG 230°
H8 kt
X3 kt LEFT
16,798'
25
HDG 250°
H7 kt
X6 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 67%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
3 ends
07
HDG 070°
T7 kt
X6 kt RIGHT
—
05L
HDG 050°
T8 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
—
05R
HDG 050°
T8 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 3,312 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL).
Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying.
// On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.
// Density altitude · ISA +18°C
4,400FT
+2,088 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -500 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,312 FT
OAT+28°C
ISA DELTA+18°C
PRESSURE ALT2,309 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KAAT
(Alturas Municipal Airport, Alturas, elev 4,378 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+44%
-31%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+31%
-20%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+18%
-13%
Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.
// Cloud layers · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)
12:47ZSUNRISE
19:58ZSOLAR NOON
03:08ZSUNSET
03:37ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:14Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 54m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:37Z (12h 23m)
DAY LENGTH14h 20m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE10:13Z
MOONSET00:34Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KMHV
VFR
Mojave Air & Space Port · Mojave
- WIND
- 080° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT270
- DIST
- 15 NM NW
- AGE
- 19m ago
KWJF
VFR
General William J Fox Airfield · Lancaster
- WIND
- 250° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 19 NM SW
- AGE
- 18m ago
KPMD
VFR
Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport · Palmdale
- WIND
- 170° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM SW
- AGE
- 21m ago
KTSP
VFR
Tehachapi Municipal Airport · Tehachapi
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 30 NM NW
- AGE
- 19m ago
KNID
VFR
China Lake Naws (Armitage Field) Airport · China Lake
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 47 NM N
- AGE
- 18m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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