KEED· EED· Needles
Needles Airport
medium airport · elevation 983 ft (300 m)
12:56Z 02:18Z Day
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Current METARVFR
13 min ago·23:56ZKEED 242356Z AUTO 23011KT 10SM CLR 31/M07 A2968 RMK AO2 SLP024 T03111067 10317 20261 56022
Wind
230° 11 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
CLR
Temperature
31°C / −7°C
temp / dew
QNH
1005 hPa
29.68 inHg
Clouds
CLR
Weather
—
Station
KEED
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1002.4 HPa hourly temperature of 31.1°C and dew point of -6.7°C 6-hourly maximum temperature of 31.7°C 6-hourly minimum temperature of 26.1°C Decrease then steady; or decrease then decrease more slowly of 2.2 hectopascals in the past 3 hours
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
SIGMET / AIRMET (0)
None active in area.
PIREPs (2)
- FL100A35K23 min agoTURB LGT
- FL040C17249 min agoTURB LGT
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
02/201291 mASP
11/291526 mASP
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 02/20 | TW 10 kt | XW 4 kt L |
| RWY 11/29 | TW 4 kt | XW 10 kt R |
34.7663°, -114.6230°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 02/20 (use 20) | Preferred | HW 10 | 4 R | — |
| RWY 11/29 (use 29) | Usable | HW 4 | 10 L | Crosswind 10 kt |
Density altitude
3,359 ft
elevation 983 ft
ISA deviation
+17.9°C
large deviation
Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)KEED
- A/DLOS ANGELES CNTR134.650
- ASOS128.325
- RDOPRESCOTT RDO115.200
- UNICCTAF/UNICOM123.000
Navaids near airportwithin 30 NM
| Ident | Type | Freq | Dist (NM) | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EED | VORTAC | 115.20 MHz | 7.3 | HIGH |
Runways2
Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.
- RWY 02/204,235 ft (1,291 m)
- Surface
- ASP
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
- RWY 11/295,005 ft (1,526 m)
- Surface
- ASP
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)
No 24-h trend available — IEM archive.
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)
24-hour wind rose unavailable (insufficient IEM data).
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Needles Airport
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/04/24 18:48 UTC
24/18Z
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25/06Z
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BASEVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
VFRBASE24/18Z → 24/20ZVRB5KT · 6 SM · SCT150 SCT250
Wind: VRB5KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT150 SCT250
TAF KEED 241745Z 2418/2518 VRB05KT P6SM SCT150 SCT250
VFRFM24/20Z → 25/02Z20012G20KT · 6 SM · FEW150 SCT250
Wind: 20012G20KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: FEW150 SCT250
FM242000 20012G20KT P6SM FEW150 SCT250
VFRFM25/02Z → 25/09Z2308KT · 6 SM · FEW150 SCT250
Wind: 2308KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: FEW150 SCT250
FM250200 23008KT P6SM FEW150 SCT250
VFRFM25/09Z → 25/17ZVRB6KT · 6 SM · FEW250
Wind: VRB6KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: FEW250
FM250900 VRB06KT P6SM FEW250
VFRFM25/17Z → 25/18Z24011KT · 6 SM · SCT200
Wind: 24011KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT200
FM251700 24011KT P6SM SCT200
Raw TAF
TAF KEED 241745Z 2418/2518 VRB05KT P6SM SCT150 SCT250 FM242000 20012G20KT P6SM FEW150 SCT250 FM250200 23008KT P6SM FEW150 SCT250 FM250900 VRB06KT P6SM FEW250 FM251700 24011KT P6SM SCT200
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