KLUF — Luke AFB
Glendale, AZ · field elevation 1,084 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT-RAPCON
KLUF current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KLUF 100255Z AUTO 33006KT 10SM CLR 22/08 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP160 T02160081 52015 $
- Wind
- from 330° at 6 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 22 °C / dewpoint 8 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.02 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,999 ft · pressure altitude 984 ft
- Observed
- 41 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 330° at 6 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 03L | 2 kt head | 6 kt from the left |
| 03R | 2 kt head | 6 kt from the left |
| 21R | 2 kt tail | 6 kt from the right |
| 21L | 2 kt tail | 6 kt from the right |
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
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KLUF 092000Z 0920/1102 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH3002INS TX27/0921Z TN14/1013Z
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 33.53496, -112.38321
- Elevation
- 1,084 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
- 1357Z / 0030Z
- Tower hours
- 1330-0530Z MON-THU; 1330-0130Z FRI; CLSD WKENDS, HOLS, & ACC FAMILY DAYS
- Magnetic variation
- 10°E (2025)
- Fuel
- A++
- Sectional
- Phoenix
- County
- Maricopa, AZ
Airport diagram
Everything else KLUF publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03L/21R | 10,000 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
| 03R/21L | 9,912 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 134.925
- Tower 1330-0530Z MON-THU; 1330-0130Z FRI; CLSD WKENDS, HOLS, & ACC FAMILY DAYS
- 119.1
- Ground
- 133.175
- Clearance
- 126.25
- Approach NORTH
- 118.15
- Approach SOUTH
- 125.45
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — LOC/GS
- 1 arrival published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
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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.