KEDW/EDW METAR & TAF Edwards Air Force Base
Edwards, CaliforniaElevation 2,312 ftMedium airport
CURRENT STATUS
VFR34 min old
No ceiling, visibility 70 SM.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
VFR
ceiling & visibility
WIND
240@15
steady
VISIBILITY
70 SM
112.6 km
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer
DENSITY ALT
3,756 ft
+1,444 ft vs field
CURRENT METAR
Decoded observation
KEDW is currently VFR. Winds are from the southwest at 15 knots. Visibility is 70 statute miles. There is no ceiling.
WIND
240° at 15 kt
Steady.
VISIBILITY
70 statute miles
112.6 km, good.
CEILING & SKY
CLR
FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.
TEMP / DEWPOINT
23°C / 3°C
73°F / 37°F. 20°C spread.
ALTIMETER
29.97 inHg
1014.9 hPa, near standard.
WEATHER & HAZARDS
No significant hazards
No precipitation or obscuration reported.
REMARKS: DECODED
AO2A
automated station with observer augmentation
SLP139
sea-level pressure 1013.9 hPa
T02250026
precise temperature 22.5°C, dew point 2.6°C
TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST
TAF timeline
KEDW forecast starts VFR at 21Z. Worst period is 20Z to 21Z with VFR possible (GUST). Best period is 21Z to 22Z (VFR). Conditions are roughly steady over the period.
- Maximum temperature 26°C expected at 2200Z on day 26.
- Minimum temperature 7°C expected at 1300Z on day 27.
2100Z2:00 PM0300Z8:00 PM0900Z2:00 AM1500Z8:00 AM2100Z2:00 PM0300Z8:00 PM
FAA: no delays reported at EDW.
Source: FAA System Operations (ASWS). Operational status only; verify with official FAA sources and NOTAMs.
SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE
Suggested risk level: Low
›No significant weather concerns in the current report.
A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.
FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL
Extended forecast and pilot notes
Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind from 240° at 15 kt, visibility 70 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests tonight clear, low near 42F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: strong winds in the forecast.
PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Strong winds in the forecastWeather.gov
Tuesday: winds up to 26 kt. Re-check crosswind components closer to departure.
| Day | Conditions | Temp F | Wind | Gusts | Precip | Pilot note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonight | Clear | 42 | WSW 13 kt | 22 kt | 0% | |
| Tuesday | Sunny | 78/43 | SW 13 kt | 26 kt | 0% | Strong winds in the forecast |
| Wednesday | Mostly Sunny | 73/44 | WSW 4 kt | – | 0% | |
| Thursday | Partly Sunny | 72/44 | SW 4 kt | – | 1% | |
| Friday | Mostly Sunny | 70/43 | SW 17 kt | 26 kt | 5% | |
| Saturday | Slight Chance Light Rain | 65/42 | SW 13 kt | 22 kt | 47% | |
| Sunday | Chance Light Rain | 62/38 | WNW 13 kt | 22 kt | 47% | |
| Monday | Sunny | 65 | NE 4 kt | 17 kt | 8% |
Source: National Weather Service (office HNX). Forecast issued 0129Z.
Radar
Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.
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1 runway · crosswind ranking
WIND USED
240° at 15 kt
Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.
RECOMMENDED
RWY 23L15 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind
RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end
23L
HEAD
15 kt
CROSS
1 kt R
05R
HEAD
15 kt tail
CROSS
1 kt L
Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.
RUNWAYS
Runway detail & declared distances
05R/23L
RWY 05R58°T
VGSIPAPI (P4L)
Traffic patternLeft
RWY 23L238°T
ILSLOC/GS
REILYes
VGSIPAPI (P4L)
Traffic patternLeft
05L/23R
RWY 05L
RWY 23R
07/25
RWY 07
RWY 25
Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.
FIELD CONDITIONS
Performance & density altitude
Density altitude
3,756 ft
Pressure altitude
2,262 ft
Field elevation
2,312 ft MSL
Temperature
23°C (73°F)
Dewpoint
3°C (37°F)
Altimeter
29.97 inHg
Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.
DAYLIGHT & NIGHT
Sun & logging windows
Sunset
0103Z 6:03 PM
Sunrise
1407Z 7:07 AM
Loggable night
0129Z (6:29 PM local) → 1341Z (6:41 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0103Z (6:03 PM local) → 1407Z (7:07 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0203Z (7:03 PM local) → 1307Z (6:07 AM local)
1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))
FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.
AIRPORT INFORMATION
Facility & services
Edwards Air Force Base is in Edwards, California. Field elevation 2,312 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.
OPERATIONS & CONTACT
OwnershipAir Force owned
UsePrivate use
TypeMedium airport
ManagerBASE OPERATIONS
Manager phone661-277-3808
AttendedALL/MON-FRI/
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAKEDW / EDW
SectionalLOS ANGELES
Center (ARTCC)LOS ANGELES
Flight service (AFSS)RIVERSIDE
RegionCalifornia
CountryUnited States
Coordinates34.9108, -117.8864
Distance from city6 NM SW
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Fuel100LL
Control towerTowered
BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)
CTAF120.700
FREQUENCIES
Communications
132.75
SPORT APP/DEP
A/D
26.99
ATIS
ATIS
121.8
GND
GND
135.825
NASA FLT OPS
MISC
34.24
PMSV METRO
PMSV
30.4
COMD POST
POST
37.22
PTD
PTD
120.7
TWR
TWR
120.700
CTAF
CTAF
Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY
KEDW traffic patterns
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
11.2
AVG OPS/DAY
24.1
Operations trend (15 days)
Busiest day: Wed · Busiest month: Aug
FLEET MIX
Unknown 54%Airliner 17%Turboprop 12%Jet 10%Piston single 8%
Fleet composition unclear from available data.
TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›T38 (Unknown) · ~54 landings/mo
›TEX2 (Unknown) · ~19 landings/mo
›BE20 (Turboprop) · ~17 landings/mo
›B762 (Airliner) · ~11 landings/mo
›C172 (Piston single) · ~9 landings/mo
LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT
Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly aircraft of unknown type.
›T38 (Unknown)
›BE20 (Turboprop)
›LJ25 (Jet)
›BT7 (Unknown)
›B762 (Airliner)
This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.
Data limitations (4)
›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.
›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.
›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.
›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.
NEARBY AIRPORTS
Weather reference stations
AIRPORT REMARKS
Operational remarks
›JASU: (A/M32C-10D) (MA-3D) 2(A/M32A-86D) (MC-5 LO-PACK) (SGNSC) (PMU-29E) 2(A/M32A-60A).
›HOOK BAK-12B(B) (1559')
›HOOK BAK-12B(B)(1518')
›HOOK BAK-12(B)(2500')
›UHF 318.1
›100LL FUEL AVBL THRU PRIOR ARNGMT WITH AERO CLUB ONLY DSN 527-2376, C661-275-2376.
›UNUSBL BYD 7 DEG RIGHT OF RWY CNTRLN.
›UNUSBL BYD 7 DEG RIGHT OF RWY CNTRLN.
›ESTIMATED ARP CALCULATED BASED ON RY 05L/23R & 05R/23L ONLY.
›OPR MON 1400-FRI 0600Z++. BASED ON MSN RQMNTS, AFLD MAY CLOSE AFTER SKED LAST LDG. NOTAM WILL BE ISSUED ADVERTISING EARLY AFLD CLOSURES.
›CLSD WKEND, HOL, AND AFMC FAMILY DAYS.
›RSTD: VTOL/STOVL OPS NOT AUTH.
›RWY: FIRST 1000 FT RWY 05L AND FIRST 1000 FT RWY 23R CONC. MID 10000 FT OF RWY 05L/23R IS POROUS FRICTION SFC.
›CAUTION: RWY 05L/23R AND 05R/23L HAVE POTENTIAL FOR HYDROPLANING DUR AND AFTER RAINFALL EVENTS. PILOTS USE CTN WHEN BRKG DUR WET RWY COND.
›CAUTION: SOUTH BASE RWY 07/25 HAS POTENTIAL FOR HYDROPLANING DUR AND AFTER RAINFALL EVENTS. PILOTS USE CTN WHEN BRKG DUR WET RWY COND.
›MISC: BASE OPS DSN 527-2222/3197, C661-277-2222/3197; FAX DSN 527-5544/8787, C661-277-5544/8787.
›RSTD: AIRCREW REQ TO USE KEDW AS ALTN LCTN MUST PRE-COORD WITH AFLD MGMT PRIOR TO MSN LAUNCH TO ENSURE AFLD WILL BE OPEN.
›RWY COND CODE (RWYCC) NOT RPTD.
›5. RSTD: UNAVBL AS A PRIM OR DIVERT LCTN AFTER PUBL AFLD HRS. AFLD HRS SUBJECT TO CHG NEAR FEDERAL HOL; UPDATES POSTED VIA NOTAM. CALL EDWARDS AFB BOPS FOR MOST CURRENT ALFD HRS.
›CSTMS/AG/IMG - NOT TO BE USED AS AOE. NO CSTMS OR AG INSPN AVBL.
›BASH PHASE II IN EFF 1 MAR - 30 APR AND 15 SEP - 15 NOV (SEE NOTAMS FOR SPECIFIC DATES).
›MISC: NON-PARTICIPATING ACFT MAY EXP SIGNIFICANT DELAYS WHILE SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE IS SANITIZED TO ALLOW FOR TRANSIT UNDER IFR. NON-PARTICIPATING ACFT PLAN TO ARR/DEP 0200-0600Z++, 1400-1700Z++ AND 1900-2100Z++. ADVANCED COORD AND APVL RQR OUTSIDE ABV TIMES.
›CAUTION: OCNL WX BALLOON LAUNCHES 1 1/4NM NORTH WEST (APPROX 290 DEG) FROM ATCT.
›TSNT ALERT SVC AVBL 1400-0600Z++ WKD. TSNT SVC UNAVBL FOR MULT ACFT TURNS/SORTIES. TRANSPORTATION SVC AVBL 1400-2330Z++ WKD. LTD FLEET SVC AVBL. NO PRIORITY BASIS.
›SERVICE-LGT: ILS AND PAPI NOT COINCIDENTAL.
›RSTD: RWY 05L-23R DAYLT ONLY OPS.
›CAUTION - OBSERVER VIS RSTD SW-N DUE BLDG OBST VISION.
›CAUTION: CAUTION - PAY CAREFUL ATTN TO ACFT ALIGNMENT ON FINAL TO PRECLUDE INADVERTENT LDG ON S BASE RWY 25. NUMEROUS UNMRK/UNLGTD OBST SUR ARPT.
›CAUTION - VFR INITIAL FLOWN 1500 FT N OF RWY CNTRLN DUE TO STEEP STRAIGHT IN SIMULATED FLAME OUT AND SHUTTLE APCH TO RWY.
›CAUTION: USE CAUTION FOR UAS ARR/DEP FROM RWY 05L/23R, SOUTH BASE RWY 07/25, NORTH BASE RWY 06/24, THE ROGERS/ROSAMOND LAKEBED RUNWAY COMPLEX AND WITHIN R-2515. CTC ATC FOR UAS FLT ACT.
›3. RSTD - PRACTICE APCH TO EDWARDS AFB MAIN BASE RWY, NORTH BASE RWY AND LAKE BED RWY PROH WHEN TWR CLSD. CTC NASA FLT OPS C661-276-3213 EXC FOR PPR. NON-NASA REGISTERED ACFT MUST CONTACT NASA TO PARK ON NASA RAMP. S BASE RWY 07-25 CLSD OFFL SS-SR.
›NOISE ABTMT PROC EFF 0400-1300Z++. 412 OG APVL RQRD FOR TGL. RWY 23L/R ALL ACFT MNTN RWY HDG TIL ABM JIPOP (EDW226013), THEN CLIMB ON HDG BTN 226 DEG CCW TO 360 DEG. NO EBND TURNS TIL PASSING EDW 245 RDL.
›MISC: TSNT ACFT MAY EXP IFR SEPN DLYS ENTERING R2508 COMPLEX. TSNT ACFT EXP EXTV RFL DLYS.
›4. RSTD - SOUTH BASE RWY 07/25 IS LIMITED TO LIGHT AIRCRAFT (12,500 POUNDS GROSS WEIGHT OR LESS), NO TURBOJETS.
›MISC - ACFT WITH DV INBD CTC PTD 40 NM OUT. NO COMSEC AVBL; AIRCREW LTD TO OWN RESOURCES ON ARR OR IN CASE OF EXTV DELAY. UHF EQPT ACFT MUST USE UHF (NOT VHF) IN PAT. NO RVR CAPABILITIES.
›OIL: O-156, 0-147, O-148
›FLUID: JOAP SOAP SP PRESAIR LHOX LOX.
›FUEL: 1 HR REFUEL DELAY CAN BE EXP.
›A-GEAR - BAK-12B(B) IN RAISED POSN ON DEP END OF ACT RWY. BAK-12B(B) RQR 20 MIN PN FOR APCH END ENGAGEMENT. WHEN AFLD CLSD BAK-12B(B) IN RAISED POSN DEP END RWY 23, REMOVED APCH END RWY 23. 8 PT TIE-DOWNS ON ALL BAK-12B IN RAISED POSN.
›2. RSTD-TRAN SHOULD BE PRIOR COORD IN ADVANCE WITH AIRSPACE MGR DSN 527-2446 OR SPORT RCF DSN 527-3928. ALL PPR RQR MIN 24 HR PRIOR NOTICE, NO SAME DAY PPR AVBL. PPR WILL NOT BE ISSUED MORE THAN 5 DAYS PRIOR TO ARRIVAL. ALL PPR VALID +/- 30 MIN PPR TIME; PPR THAT FAIL TO ARR WITHIN 30 MIN OF ORIG ETA INTO EDWARDS WILL BE CONSIDERED CNL UNLESS PRIOR COORD HAS BEEN MADE. FONE COORD RQR FOR PPR OUTSIDE OF BLOCK TIME.
›1. RSTD - OFFL BUS ONLY, PPR ALWAYS. CTC BASE OPS DSN 527-2222/4185, C661-277-2222/4185 OR PREFERABLY E-MAIL PPR REQ FORM TO S53D74@US.AF.MIL FOR PPR NR. PPR AND ASP BRIEFING RQRD FOR ALL ACFT (NO EXC); EDWARDS PPR BRIEFING LCTD AT WWW.EDWARDS.AF.MIL/R-2515-AIRSPACE. TRNS THRU ASP MUST BE PRIOR COORD WITH ASP MGR DSN 527-2515.
›MISC: CARGO AIRCRAFT REQUIRING SUPPORT MUST ARRIVE PRIOR TO 0200Z++. NO SPACE A PASSENGER SUPPORT AVAILABLE.
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does KEDW have a METAR?
Yes. KEDW has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.
Does KEDW have a TAF?
Yes, a TAF is issued for KEDW; the decoded forecast timeline is shown above.
What is the field elevation at KEDW?
KEDW sits at 2,312 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KEDW?
No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.
This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.