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Bucholz Army Air Field airport in Kwajalein (Marshall Islands)
Bucholz Army Air Field airport is located near Kwajalein, with Enubuj at 4mi↑, Ebaye at 4mi↑, Lib at 37mi↑, Kwajalein Atoll at 43mi↑, Loen at 75mi↑, Lae at 101mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Marshall Islands and Southernmost airports in Marshall Islands
→ See also airports in Marshall Islands
aerial view of Bucholz Army Air Field airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : PKWA
- IATA code : KWA
- Local code : -
Elevation : 3 m = 10ft
→ See also Highest airports in Marshall Islands and Lowest airports in Marshall Islands
Runways
- runway 06/24 : 2032m = 6667ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Marshall Islands
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Aviation weather for Bucholz Army Air Field airport PKWA KWA
METAR for Bucholz Army Air Field airport PKWA KWA
PKWA 051320Z AUTO 11013KT 10SM SCT033 SCT041 SCT050 28/23 A2987 RMK AO2 T02820234
Decoded METAR for Bucholz Army Air Field airport PKWA KWA
METAR issued by PKWA on Sunday, October 5, 2025 at 13:20 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 3 days and 85 hours and -4285 minutes ago.
visibility is 16km = 10sm.
The temperature is 28°C = 82°F, dew point is 23°C = 73°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 74 %.
QNH is 1012hPa = 29.87inHg
Wind 24km/h = 13kt, direction is 110°.
Clouds : scattered clouds at 3300ft = 1010m. scattered clouds at 4100ft = 1250m. scattered clouds at 5000ft = 1520m.
Remarks : automatic station with precipitation sensor T02820234
TAF for Bucholz Army Air Field airport PKWA KWA
PKWA 051120Z 0512/0612 08014KT P6SM VCSH SCT026 BKN150 FM051800 11010KT P6SM VCSH SCT018 BKN050 BKN120
Decoded TAF for Bucholz Army Air Field airport PKWA KWA
TAF issued by PKWA on Sunday, October 5, 2025 at 11:20 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 3 days and 15 hours and 35 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Sunday, October 5, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Sunday, October 5, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
0512/0612 08014KT P6SM VCSH SCT026 BKN150
wind 14kt = 26km/h, direction is 80°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
in vicinity shower
scattered clouds at 2600ft = 790m broken at 15000ft = 4570m
from Sunday, October 5, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Monday, October 6, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
FM051800 11010KT P6SM VCSH SCT018 BKN050 BKN120
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 110°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
in vicinity shower
scattered clouds at 1800ft = 550m broken at 5000ft = 1520m broken at 12000ft = 3660m
NOTAM for Bucholz Army Air Field airport
Around Bucholz Army Air Field airport in Kwajalein (Marshall Islands)
near
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- Station de montagne Schnepfenried at 8345mi↑
- for Bucholz Army Air Field airport at 0mi↑
- for Dyess Army Air Field airport at 50mi↑
- for Elenak airport at 73mi↑
nearest airports to Bucholz Army Air Field airport in Kwajalein (Marshall Islands)
- Dyess Army Air Field airport (PKRO ) at 50mi↑NOTAM
- Elenak airport ( EAL ) at 73mi↑
- Loen airport ( ) at 75mi↑defunct airport
- Ebadon airport ( EBN MH-EBN) at 75mi↑
- Majkin airport ( MJE MH-MJE) at 76mi↑
- Lae Island airport ( LML MH-LML) at 101mi↑
- Woja airport ( WJA MH-WJA) at 104mi↑
- Jabot airport ( JAT MH-JAT) at 108mi↑
- Jeh airport ( JEJ MH-JEJ) at 116mi↑
- Likiep airport ( LIK MH-LIK) at 132mi↑
→ See also Former airports in Marshall Islands
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap