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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
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KNID 111156Z AUTO 21007KT 10SM CLR 29/06 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP102 T02940061 10339 20283 50002 $
- Wind
- from 210° at 7 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 29 °C / dewpoint 6 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.92 inHg
- Density altitude
- 4,537 ft · pressure altitude 2,288 ft
- Observed
- 19 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 210° at 7 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | 7 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 14 | 4 kt head | 6 kt from the right |
| 26 | 4 kt head | 6 kt from the left |
| 08 | 3 kt tail | 6 kt from the right |
| 32 | 4 kt tail | 6 kt from the left |
| 03 | 7 kt tail | 1 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 12 nm. Last image 12 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 KNID 1107/1207 20009KT 9999 FEW100 FEW200 QNH2985INS BECMG 1109/1111 VRB06KT 9999 FEW120 SCT230 QNH2988INS FM112100 20012KT 9999 FEW100 SCT250 QNH2977INS TEMPO 1123/1204 22015G25KT AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 1107 TIL 1115 TX42/1123Z TN25/1113Z FS30232
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 35.68539, -117.69517
- Elevation
- 2,288 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
- 1307Z / 0245Z
- 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° (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
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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.