Medium Regional Airport • Kwajalein, KWA, MH
Elevation: 9 ft (3 m) • 8.7201, 167.7320
Bucholz Army Air Field (PKWA / KWA) is a medium regional airport serving Kwajalein, KWA, MH, situated at an elevation of 9 ft (3 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 7.7° East.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR PKWA 042040Z AUTO 04004KT 10SM CLR 29/25 A2981 RMK AO2 T02860247
TAF PKWA 041746Z 0418/0518 05007KT P6SM VCSH FEW020
METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report) is the standard format for reporting current weather conditions at airports worldwide. Issued every 30–60 minutes, it includes wind direction and speed, visibility, sky condition and cloud heights, temperature, dewpoint, and altimeter setting. Special METARs (SPECI) are issued when conditions change significantly.
TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast) provides a weather forecast for the area within 5 nautical miles of an airport, valid for 24–30 hours. Issued every 6 hours by national weather services, TAFs use FM (from), TEMPO (temporary), BECMG (becoming), and PROB (probability) groups to describe changing conditions.
Flight Categories: VFR ceiling >3,000 ft & vis >5 SM MVFR 1,000–3,000 ft or 3–5 SM IFR 500–1,000 ft or 1–3 SM LIFR <500 ft or <1 SM