Düsseldorf-Wolfsaap Glider Field

DE-0178 · North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

The METAR station used is 49 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction of Wind direction to Wind direction 270° Düsseldorf-Wolfsaap Glider Field 12/30
Wind: 14 kt, 4 beaufort

13 kt

6 kt
Change
0 ft 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
Cloud Cloud
FEW 1,700
Cloud Cloud
FEW 0
METAR EDDK 021720Z AUTO 27014KT 240V300 9999 VCSH FEW017 FEW///TCU 17/14 Q0999 TEMPO TSRA BKN020CB

METAR Düsseldorf-Wolfsaap Glider Field - DE-0178

Düsseldorf-Wolfsaap Glider Field is a gliderfield in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The airport is located at latitude 51.26398 and longitude 6.85207. The airport has 2 runways: 12/30 and 8/26. This airport has no ICAO code, we use DE-0178 as reference. The airport is in the Langen FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Cologne Bonn Airport on May 2, 2024 19:20, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 270° with a speed of 14 kt. The wind direction varies between 240° and 300°.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 1,700 ft and few clouds. No ceiling has been observed.

Current weather is in the vicinity showers . The temperature and wind chill are 17 °C. The dew point is 14 °C, the relative humidity is 83%. The air pressure at sea level is 999 hPa (QNH).

Trends

  • Temporary

    Little or no wind from a variable direction. broken clouds cumulonimbus at an altitude of 2,000 ft.

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 20:57. This applies to Düsseldorf-Wolfsaap Glider Field, 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

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Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
12/30 115°-295° 6 kt 13 kt 42 %
8/26 070°-250° 5 kt 13 kt 34 %

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

1,700 ft FEW Few clouds
0 ft FEW Few clouds
2,000 ft BKN Temporary Broken clouds cumulonimbus

Temperature & Weather

Weather In the vicinity showers
Temperature 17 °C
Dewpoint 14 °C
Rel. humidity 83%
Kp-index 7 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:02
Midday
13:28
Sunset
20:54 (1:25h)

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