Gießen-Wieseck Airfield

DE-0145 · Hesse, Germany

The METAR station used is 47 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 200° Gießen-Wieseck Airfield 8/26
Wind: 8 kt, 3 beaufort

4 kt

7 kt
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0 ft 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000
Cloud Cloud
FEW 100
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
BKN 19,000
METAR EDGS 081850Z AUTO 20008KT 9999 // FEW001/// BKN190/// 12/11 Q1002

METAR Gießen-Wieseck Airfield - DE-0145

Gießen-Wieseck Airfield is a gliderfield in Hesse, Germany. The airport is located at latitude 50.60420 and longitude 8.72860. The airport has one runway: 8/26. This airport has no ICAO code, we use DE-0145 as reference. The airport is in the Langen FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Siegerland Airport on October 8, 2024 20:50, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 200° with a speed of 8 kt.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 100 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 19,000 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 19,000 ft.

The temperature and wind chill are 12 °C. The dew point is 11 °C, the relative humidity is 94%. The air pressure at sea level is 1002 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 07:37 and sets at 18:47. This applies to Gießen-Wieseck Airfield, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +2 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

On this airport you can find glider flying clubs. The only known company on this field is Flugsportverein Gießen e.V..

Experiences

Go to Vliegles.nl to find flying lessons, skydives and other flying experiences. Browse the page for all available activities near Gießen-Wieseck Airfield. You can also use the search function to find specific flying lessons, skydives or other flying experiences near your place.

Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
8/26 080°-260° 7 kt 4 kt 87 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Clouds

100 ft FEW Few clouds
19,000 ft BKN Broken clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 12 °C
Dewpoint 11 °C
Rel. humidity 94%
Kp-index 2 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
07:40 (10:22h)
Midday
13:15
Sunset
18:50

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