// Station · 15m ago
KEDW
Edwards Air Force Base
CAT VFR
WIND 210° / 10 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 21.5°C / 9.4°C
ALTIM 29.88 inHg
ELEV 2,312 FT
34.9108°N / 117.8864°W
LOCATION · Edwards, US
WIND
210°10 kt
KEDW · 2,312 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
210°/10
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
22 / 9
ALTIM
29.88"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 210°/10 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KEDW 111255Z AUTO 21010KT 10SM CLR 22/09 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP089 T02150094 $
KEDW · day 11 at 12:55 UTC · wind from 210° at 10 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 22°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 29.88" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1008.9 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 210° @ 10 kt
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
210°10 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
3 usable
23R★
HDG 230°
H9 kt
X3 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 12,000'
23L
HDG 230°
H9 kt
X3 kt LEFT
16,798'
25
HDG 250°
H8 kt
X6 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 60%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
3 ends
07
HDG 070°
T8 kt
X6 kt RIGHT
—
05L
HDG 050°
T9 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
—
05R
HDG 050°
T9 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 +11°C
3,700FT
+1,388 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV2,312 FT
OAT+22°C
ISA DELTA+11°C
PRESSURE ALT2,351 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KO26
(Lone Pine/Death Valley Airport, Lone Pine, elev 3,680 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+37%
-26%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+26%
-17%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+15%
-11%
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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)
12:47ZSUNRISE
19:58ZSOLAR NOON
03:08ZSUNSET
03:37ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:10Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 57m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:37Z (14h 26m)
DAY LENGTH14h 20m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE10:09Z
MOONSET00:30Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KMHV
VFR
Mojave Air & Space Port · Mojave
- WIND
- 270° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW310
- DIST
- 15 NM NW
- AGE
- 15m ago
KWJF
VFR
General William J Fox Airfield · Lancaster
- WIND
- 250° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 19 NM SW
- AGE
- 14m ago
KPMD
VFR
Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport · Palmdale
- WIND
- 190° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM SW
- AGE
- 17m ago
KTSP
VFR
Tehachapi Municipal Airport · Tehachapi
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 30 NM NW
- AGE
- 15m ago
KVCV
MVFR
Southern California Logistics Airport · Victorville
- WIND
- 180° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC030
- DIST
- 31 NM SE
- AGE
- 1h 5m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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