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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↑, Jabat at 108mi↑, Airuk at 124mi↑,→ 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 131500Z AUTO 05013KT 10SM SCT019 SCT023 SCT030 27/24 A2986 RMK AO2 T02740240
Decoded METAR for Bucholz Army Air Field airport PKWA KWA
METAR issued by PKWA on Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 15:00 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 4 days and 99 hours and -5712 minutes ago.
visibility is 16km = 10sm.
The temperature is 27°C = 81°F, dew point is 24°C = 75°F. The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 84 %.
QNH is 1011hPa = 29.86inHg
Wind 24km/h = 13kt, direction is 50°.
Clouds : scattered clouds at 1900ft = 580m. scattered clouds at 2300ft = 700m. scattered clouds at 3000ft = 910m.
Remarks : automatic station with precipitation sensor T02740240
TAF for Bucholz Army Air Field airport PKWA KWA
PKWA 131134Z 1312/1412 05016G22KT P6SM VCSH SCT022 BKN130
Decoded TAF for Bucholz Army Air Field airport PKWA KWA
TAF issued by PKWA on Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 11:34 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 4 days and 7 hours and 14 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Tuesday, May 13, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Wednesday, May 14, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
1312/1412 05016G22KT P6SM VCSH SCT022 BKN130
wind 16kt = 30km/h with gusts at 22kt = 41km/h, direction is 50°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
in vicinity shower
scattered clouds at 2200ft = 670m broken at 13000ft = 3960m
NOTAM for Bucholz Army Air Field airport
Around Bucholz Army Air Field airport in Kwajalein (Marshall Islands)
near
- Hotels in Enubuj
- TianAn Rega Hotel (Beijing) at 3812mi↑
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 7211mi↑
- MoMA (New York) at 7243mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 8294mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 8295mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 8314mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Lac Blanc at 8335mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Tanet at 8338mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Trois Fours at 8341mi↑
- Station de montagne Gerardmer at 8342mi↑
- Station de montagne La Bresse Hohneck at 8343mi↑
- 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↑
- Wotho Island airport ( WTO MH-WTO) at 155mi↑
- UJAE ATOLL/MARSH airport (UJAP ) at 156mi↑
→ 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