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KNID — China Lake Naws (Armitage Fld)
China Lake, CA · field elevation 2,288 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
KNID current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KNID 100156Z AUTO 26005KT 10SM CLR 16/M02 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP199 T01611017 $
- Wind
- from 260° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 16 °C / dewpoint -2 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.12 inHg
- Density altitude
- 2,710 ft · pressure altitude 2,088 ft
- Observed
- 44 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 260° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | 5 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 21 | 4 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 32 | 1 kt head | 5 kt from the left |
| 14 | 1 kt tail | 5 kt from the right |
| 03 | 4 kt tail | 3 kt from the left |
| 08 | 5 kt tail | 1 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
Weather cameras
4 within 20 nm, closest 12 nm. Last image 6 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 KNID 092300Z 0923/1023 VRB06KT 9999 BKN280 QNH3006INS FM100300 25006KT 9999 BKN250 QNH3009INS BECMG 1016/1018 VRB06KT 9999 FEW250 QNH3013INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 1000 TIL 1016 TX26/1023Z TN08/1013Z FS30217
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 35.68539, -117.69517
- Elevation
- 2,288 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
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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
- 1422Z / 0047Z
- Tower hours
- 1530-0630Z++ MON-FRI; CLSD ALTN FRI. 2300-0000Z++ SUN. OPN 1530-2030Z++, CLSD 2030Z++, OPN 2300-0000Z++ 1ST WORKING/ NON-HOL FRI OF THE MONTH. SAT-SUN OPR BY PPR/LCL USE ONLY.
- Magnetic variation
- 14°E (2000)
- Sectional
- Los Angeles
- County
- Kern, CA
Airport diagram
Everything else KNID publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 11,199 | 200 | CONC | HIGH |
| 03/21 | 10,000 | 200 | CONC | HIGH |
| 14/32 | 9,014 | 200 | ASPH | HIGH |
Frequencies
- Tower 1530-0630Z++ MON-FRI; CLSD ALTN FRI. 2300-0000Z++ SUN. OPN 1530-2030Z++, CLSD 2030Z++, OPN 2300-0000Z++ 1ST WORKING/ NON-HOL FRI OF THE MONTH. SAT-SUN OPR BY PPR/LCL USE ONLY.
- 120.15
- Approach
- 133.65
Nearby airports
- KMHV Mojave Air & Space Port/Rutan Fld44 nm
- KEDW Edwards AFB48 nm
- KTSP Tehachapi Muni49 nm
- KBYS Bicycle Lake AAF57 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KNID airport diagram or an approach plate
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- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- 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.