PKWA / KWA

Bucholz Army Air Field

ICAO

PKWA

IATA

KWA

City

Kwajalein

Country

Marshall Islands

Type

Medium

Coordinates

8.7201, 167.7320

Elevation

9 ft / 3 m

Local time

16:50 UTC+12

Sunrise / sunset

18:36 / 06:35 UTC

local: 06:36 / 18:35

Map

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Runways and wind

Wind

330° / 9 kt

Active runway (advice)

Head / crosswind

2 / 9 kt from right

True headings. For simulation, not real-world flying.

Runways · 1

Runway	Size	Surface	Headings	Lights
06 / 24	2032 m × 60 m	Asphalt	73° / 253°	✓

OurAirports data. The actual runway condition may differ. True headings.

Weather

official METAR

METARPKWA 100440Z AUTO 33009KT 10SM SCT018 26/24 A2979 RMK AO2 T02640239

TAFPKWA 100051Z 1001/1024 30013G17KT 6SM -SHRA SCT013 BKN020 BKN150 TEMPO 1001/1005 VRB20G30KT 2SM +SHRA BKN011 FM100800 VRB06KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 SCT050

METAR: 2026-10-10 04:40 UTC · 11 min ago · TAF: 2026-10-10 00:51 UTC · 240 min ago

Decode

TAF

Frequencies

TWRKWAJALEIN TWR126.2

APPKWAJALEIN APP126.2

A/GSAN FRANCISCO ARINC299.8

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