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// 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
N
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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
6,500 4,900 3,300
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 16,504 FT SCT270 KEDW ELEV · 2,312 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT270
Scattered · base 27,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER27,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL16,504 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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

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