KLUF — Luke AFB
Glendale, AZ · field elevation 1,084 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT-RAPCON
1 AIRMET & SIGMET Read in the EFB →
KLUF current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KLUF 111155Z 35009KT 10SM FEW180 BKN230 28/19 A2992 RMK AO2A LTG DSNT SE AND W SLP114 60002 70002 T02790194 10347 20265 55008 $
- Wind
- from 350° at 9 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 23,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 28 °C / dewpoint 19 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.92 inHg
- Density altitude
- 2,871 ft · pressure altitude 1,084 ft
- Observed
- 23 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 350° at 9 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 03L | 5 kt head | 7 kt from the left |
| 03R | 5 kt head | 7 kt from the left |
| 21R | 5 kt tail | 7 kt from the right |
| 21L | 5 kt tail | 7 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
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF AMD KLUF 110800Z 1108/1210 VRB15G25KT 4000 BLDU TSRA BKN100CB QNH2989INS BECMG 1111/1112 VRB06KT 9999 NSW SCT090 BKN150 QNH2990INS TEMPO 1111/1115 VRB06KT 4000 -SHRA BECMG 1119/1120 23010G15KT 9999 SCT080 QNH2979INS BECMG 1202/1203 VRB06KT 9999 FEW080 QNH2983INS TX41/1123Z TN28/1113Z
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
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
- 1249Z / 0220Z
- Tower hours
- OPR 1330Z-0530Z MON-THU, 1330Z-0130Z FRI, CLSD WKEND, HOL, AND AETC FAMILY DAYS.
- Magnetic variation
- 10° (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 OPR 1330Z-0530Z MON-THU, 1330Z-0130Z FRI, CLSD WKEND, HOL, AND AETC FAMILY DAYS.
- 119.1
- Ground
- 133.175
- Clearance
- 126.25
- Approach NORTH
- 118.15
- Approach SOUTH
- 125.45
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — LG
- 1 arrival published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KLUF airport diagram or an approach plate
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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.