Düsseldorf-Wolfsaap Glider Field

DE-0178 · North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction of Wind direction to Wind direction 240° Düsseldorf-Wolfsaap Glider Field 12/30
Wind: 3 kt, 1 beaufort

2 kt

2 kt
Change
0 ft 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
Cloud Cloud
FEW 4,000
METAR EDLN 021420Z 24003KT 160V320 9999 VCTS FEW040CB 25/13 Q0997

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 Mönchengladbach Airport on May 2, 2024 16:20, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 240° with a speed of 3 kt. The wind direction varies between 160° and 320°.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are few clouds cumulonimbus at an altitude of 4,000 ft. No ceiling has been observed.

Current weather is in the vicinity thunderstorms . The temperature and wind chill are 25 °C. The dew point is 13 °C, the relative humidity is 47%. The air pressure at sea level is 997 hPa (QNH).

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° 2 kt 2 kt 82 %
8/26 070°-250° 3 kt 17 %

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

4,000 ft FEW Few clouds cumulonimbus

Temperature & Weather

Weather In the vicinity thunderstorms
Temperature 25 °C
Dewpoint 13 °C
Rel. humidity 47%
Kp-index 4 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:03
Midday
13:30
Sunset
20:58 (4:08h)

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