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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 252256Z AUTO 24021G30KT 10SM CLR 34/M01 A2986 RMK AO2 PK WND 25032/2228 SLP088 T03441006 $
- Wind
- from 240° at 21 kt, gusting 30 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 34 °C / dewpoint -1 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.86 inHg
- Density altitude
- 5,205 ft · pressure altitude 2,348 ft
- Observed
- 64 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 240° at 21 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | 20 kt head | 6 kt from the right |
| 26 | 18 kt head | 10 kt from the left |
| 14 | 1 kt head | 21 kt from the right |
| 32 | 1 kt tail | 21 kt from the left |
| 08 | 18 kt tail | 10 kt from the right |
| 03 | 20 kt tail | 6 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 12 nm. Last image 9 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 251505Z 2515/2615 24006KT 9999 SKC QNH2985INS BECMG 2519/2521 23016G22KT 9999 FEW250 QNH2983INS TEMPO 2522/2604 24018G28KT BECMG 2603/2605 22010KT 9999 SKC QNH2984INS BECMG 2609/2611 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH2987INS LAST NO AMDS AFT 2523 NEXT 2807 TX36/2522Z TN16/2614Z FS30237
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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
- 1342Z / 0141Z
- 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
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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.