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KEDW — Edwards AFB
Edwards, CA · field elevation 2,311 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
KEDW current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KEDW 252355Z 27010KT 70SM SCT320 34/04 A2987 RMK AO2A SLP089 T03400037 10354 20315 55010
- Wind
- from 270° at 10 kt
- Visibility
- 70 statute miles
- Sky
- sct, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 34 °C / dewpoint 4 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.87 inHg
- Density altitude
- 5,174 ft · pressure altitude 2,361 ft
- Observed
- 57 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 270° at 10 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 23L | 8 kt head | 5 kt from the right |
| 05R | 8 kt tail | 5 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Weather cameras
4 within 20 nm, closest 16 nm. Last image 22 min ago.
View them, and the last six hours — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF AMD KEDW 252230Z 2522/2703 25012G20KT 9999 SCT300 QNH2991INS BECMG 2522/2523 25014G22KT 9999 SCT300 QNH2990INS BECMG 2602/2603 25010KT 9999 SCT300 QNH2996INS BECMG 2606/2607 VRB05KT 9999 SCT300 QNH2997INS BECMG 2611/2612 VRB05KT 9999 BKN280 QNH2999INS BECMG 2619/2620 24010KT 9999 SCT280 QNH2995INS BECMG 2623/2624 24014G27KT 9999 FEW280 520009 QNH2995INS TX33/2621Z TN16/2613Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2522 NEXT 2813
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 34.90809, -117.88553
- Elevation
- 2,311 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1343Z / 0142Z
- Tower hours
- OPR 1400-0600Z++MON-FRI, 1400-2200Z++ SAT, CLSD SUN AND HOL.
- Magnetic variation
- 12°E (2015)
- Fuel
- 100LL,J8
- Sectional
- Los Angeles
- County
- Kern, CA
Airport diagram
Everything else KEDW publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05R/23L | 15,024 | 300 | CONC | HIGH |
| 05L/23R | 12,000 | 200 | ASPH | — |
| 07/25 | 8,000 | 50 | CONC | — |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 127.425
- Tower OPR 1400-0600Z++MON-FRI, 1400-2200Z++ SAT, CLSD SUN AND HOL.
- 120.7
- Ground
- 121.8
- CTAF
- 120.7
- Approach
- 133.65
Published procedures
- 1 approach — LOC/GS
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
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.