Gilze Rijen Air Base

EHGR · North Brabant, Netherlands

The METAR station used is 43 km away from the airport
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Wind direction of Wind direction of Wind direction to Wind direction 320° Gilze Rijen Air Base 10/28
Wind direction to Wind: 15 kt, gusting 27 kt, 4 beaufort

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FEW 1,700
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BKN 2,600
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METAR EHWO 191019Z AUTO 32015G27KT 260V040 9999 FEW017 BKN026 BKN029 10/07 Q1010 BLU TEMPO 31017G30KT 4000 SHRA SCT012 BKN015 SCT020CB

METAR Gilze Rijen Air Base - EHGR/GLZ

Gilze Rijen Air Base is a midsized airport in North Brabant, Netherlands. The airport is located at latitude 51.56573 and longitude 4.93469. The airport has 2 runways: 10/28 and 2/20. The ICAO airport code of this field is EHGR. The airport's IATA code is GLZ. The airport is in the Amsterdam FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Woensdrecht Air Base on April 19, 2024 12:19, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 320° with a speed of 15 kt. Wind gusts of 27 kt have been measured. The wind direction varies between 260° and 040°.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 1,700 ft, broken clouds at an altitude of 2,600 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 2,900 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 2,600 ft.

The temperature is 10 °C, with a wind chill of 6 °C. The dew point is 7 °C, the relative humidity is 82%. The air pressure at sea level is 1010 hPa (QNH).

Trends

  • Temporary

    The wind is from direction 310° with a speed of 17 kt. Wind gusts expected of 30 kt. The visibility becomes 4 km. Significant weather: showers rain. scattered clouds at an altitude of 1,200 ft, broken clouds at an altitude of 1,500 ft and scattered clouds cumulonimbus at an altitude of 2,000 ft.

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:34 and sets at 20:44. This applies to Gilze Rijen Air Base, 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 flying clubs. Companies on this airport are Drone Fotograaf Nederland, Koninklijke Luchtmacht Historische Vlucht and GLC Illustrious.

Experiences

Go to Vliegles.nl to find flying lessons, skydives and other flying experiences. Browse the page for all available activities near Gilze Rijen Air Base. 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 %
10/28 100°-280° 10-17 kt 11-21 kt 64 %
2/20 017°-197° 13-23 kt 8-15 kt 84 %

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
2,600 ft BKN Broken clouds
2,900 ft BKN Broken clouds
1,200 ft SCT Temporary Scattered clouds
1,500 ft BKN Temporary Broken clouds
2,000 ft SCT Temporary Scattered clouds cumulonimbus

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 10 °C
Dewpoint 7 °C
Rel. humidity 82%
Wind chill 6 °C
Kp-index 4 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:37
Midday
13:41
Sunset
20:46 (8:20h)

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