General William J Fox Airfield (KWJF) Aviation Weather: METAR, TAF & ATIS
As of 5:56 PM PDT, Oct 28, KWJF is currently VFR with winds from 230° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. The FAA lists no ground stop or delay program for KWJF right now.
Live aviation weather for General William J Fox Airfield in Lancaster, CA, including METAR, TAF, ATIS, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
General William J Fox Airfield (KWJF) is a regional airport serving Lancaster, CA at a field elevation of 2,351 ft. KWJF reports its own METAR and publishes a TAF, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (06/24), the longest 7,201 ft. The official FAA airport diagram is at the bottom of the page.
Wind from the southwest (230°) at 11 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 19°C (67°F), altimeter 29.93 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KWJF 290056Z 23011KT 10SM CLR 19/04 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP131 T01940044 $
What changed at KWJF?
Since the 2356Z (4:56 PM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts are no longer reported.
Current pilot readout for KWJF
KWJF is currently VFR with winds from 230° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 24. Density altitude is approximately 3,450 ft (field elevation 2,351 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24FAV | 7,201 ft | ASP | 10 kt head | 4 kt left |
| 06 | 7,201 ft | ASP | 10 kt tail | 4 kt right |
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KWJF runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 06/247,201 × 150 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KWJFWind
- 06
- 10 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 24
- 10 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 16→11 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KWJF weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at KWJF
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KWJF reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt. Wind most often came from the W.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 24
- 74%
- 06
- 26%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2328Z (4:28 PM PDT)
TAF KWJF 282328Z 2900/2924 23012KT P6SM SCT200 FM290300 27010KT P6SM BKN200 FM290900 VRB05KT P6SM BKN100 FM292000 25010KT P6SM BKN100
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KWJF's own weather station.
Wind is 22° off runway 24, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 7,201 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 06/24 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL · Jet A
- Attended
- 24 hours
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Oxygen
- Bulk, low pressure
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Avionics · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Aircraft sales
- Pattern altitude
- 3,151 ft MSL (800 AGL)
- Control tower
- Yes
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- Regional airport
- ICAO
- KWJF
- IATA
- WJF
- FAA LID
- WJF
- City
- Lancaster
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,351 ft
- Coordinates
- 34.7411, -118.2190
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 7,201 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Published
- ATIS
- 126.3 MHz
- AWOS/ASOS
- 133.875 MHz
- CTAF
- 120.3 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 23h 24m
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KWJF airport diagram
Official FAA taxiway and runway layout. Tap to zoom.
Official FAA airport diagram · d-TPP cycle 2611 · Not for navigation. Download the official FAA PDF ↗
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Pilot PIREPs for General William J Fox Airfield (KWJF)
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