KADW — Joint Base Andrews
Camp Springs, MD · field elevation 280 ft · ATCT
2 TFRs Read in the EFB →
KADW current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KADW 111055Z AUTO 32013KT 10SM OVC040 23/19 A2991 RMK AO2 PK WND 34029/29 PRESFR SLP133 T02310190 $ COR 1127
- Wind
- from 320° at 13 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 4,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 23 °C / dewpoint 19 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.91 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,320 ft · pressure altitude 290 ft
- Observed
- 79 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 320° at 13 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 01L | 10 kt head | 8 kt from the left |
| 01R | 10 kt head | 8 kt from the left |
| 19R | 10 kt tail | 8 kt from the right |
| 19L | 10 kt tail | 8 kt from the right |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
5 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 3,000–21,000 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 AMD KADW 110920Z 1109/1215 VRB06KT 9999 BKN035 QNH2992INS BECMG 1109/1110 VRB06KT 9000 -SHRA BKN035 QNH2992INS BECMG 1112/1113 VRB06KT 9999 NSW SCT050 BKN170 QNH2995INS BECMG 1117/1118 27009KT 9999 BKN070 QNH2990INS TEMPO 1120/1123 28010G15KT 8000 -TSRA OVC040CB BECMG 1200/1201 VRB05KT 9999 SCT040 SCT150 QNH2984INS BECMG 1206/1207 35010KT 9999 FEW030 QNH2976INS TX32/1120Z TN22/1209Z
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 38.81080, -76.86738
- Elevation
- 280 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1018Z / 0007Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- -10° (1995)
- Sectional
- Washington
- County
- Prince Georges, MD
Airport diagram
Everything else KADW publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01L/19R | 11,301 | 200 | CONC | HIGH |
| 01R/19L | 9,756 | 150 | ASPH-CONC | HIGH |
Frequencies
- D-ATIS
- 133.675
- Tower Continuous (24 hours)
- 118.4
- Ground
- 121.8
- Clearance
- 127.55
- Approach
- 128.0
- Departure WEST
- 118.95
- Departure EAST
- 125.65
Published procedures
- 4 approaches — LG, LS
- 6 arrivals published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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- KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl8 nm
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- KBWI Baltimore/Washington Intl Thurgood Marshall24 nm
- KGAI Montgomery County Airpark26 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KADW airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Maryland airports
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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.