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KEDW — Edwards AFB
Edwards, CA · field elevation 2,311 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
KEDW current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KEDW 111055Z AUTO 22009KT 10SM CLR 26/09 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP107 T02600093 $
- Wind
- from 220° at 9 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 26 °C / dewpoint 9 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.94 inHg
- Density altitude
- 4,137 ft · pressure altitude 2,291 ft
- Observed
- 81 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 220° at 9 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 23L | 9 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 05R | 9 kt tail | 3 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
Weather cameras
4 within 20 nm, closest 16 nm. Last image 9 min ago.
View them, and the last eight hours — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KEDW 110500Z 1105/1211 23012G22KT 9999 FEW250 QNH2998INS BECMG 1105/1106 23010G18KT 9999 FEW250 QNH2998INS BECMG 1107/1108 23010G18KT 9999 FEW100 FEW190 QNH2998INS BECMG 1109/1110 23011KT 9999 FEW100 FEW190 QNH2996INS BECMG 1122/1123 23015G25KT 9999 FEW250 QNH2996INS BECMG 1204/1205 23014KT 9999 SKC QNH2997INS TX38/1121Z TN23/1113Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1105 NEXT 1113
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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
- 1309Z / 0244Z
- Tower hours
- OPR 1400-0600Z++MON-FRI, 1400-2200Z++ SAT, CLSD SUN AND HOL.
- Magnetic variation
- 12° (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 — LG
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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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.