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KABE — Lehigh Valley Intl
Allentown, PA · field elevation 394 ft · Class C airspace · ATCT-TRACON
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KABE current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KABE 111151Z 25007KT 10SM BKN042 BKN055 23/21 A2998 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW SLP149 70003 T02280206 10228 20200 53020
- Wind
- from 250° at 7 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 4,200 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 23 °C / dewpoint 21 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.98 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,339 ft · pressure altitude 334 ft
- Observed
- 25 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 250° at 7 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | 7 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 31 | 4 kt head | 6 kt from the left |
| 13 | 4 kt tail | 6 kt from the right |
| 06 | 7 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
2 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 13,000–27,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KABE 111128Z 1112/1212 VRB04KT P6SM VCTS SCT040CB BKN080 FM111400 30005KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 BKN120 FM111800 27008KT P6SM SCT050 PROB30 1120/1124 6SM -TSRA BKN050CB FM120100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT200
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 40.65236, -75.44041
- Elevation
- 394 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class C
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter.
Established means they answered you by callsign. “Aircraft calling, stand by” is not established and you stay out; “Cessna 12345, stand by” is, and you may enter. Mode C is required within the lateral limits and above them to 10,000 ft MSL. VFR traffic gets sequencing and traffic advisories, not separation.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1008Z / 0005Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- -12° (2005)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- New York
- County
- Lehigh, PA
Airport diagram
Everything else KABE publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 7,599 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 13/31 | 5,800 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 126.975
- Tower Continuous (24 hours)
- 120.5
- Ground
- 121.9
- Clearance
- 124.05
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach 3000 FT & BLW
- 119.65
- Approach FROM WEST
- 124.45
Published procedures
- 13 approaches — ILS, LD, LOC, LS, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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- KRDG Reading Rgnl/Carl A Spaatz Fld29 nm
- KMPO Pocono Mountains Rgnl29 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KABE airport diagram or an approach plate
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- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
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Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.