Upwood Glider Field

GB-0294 · England, United Kingdom

The METAR station used is 30 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 290° Upwood Glider Field 5/23
Wind: 5 kt, 2 beaufort

3 kt

4 kt
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0 ft 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
Cloud Cloud
FEW 2,000
METAR EGXT 090950Z 29005KT 9999 FEW020 18/12 Q1026 RMK BLU

METAR Upwood Glider Field - GB-0294

Upwood Glider Field is a small airport in England, United Kingdom. The airport is located at latitude 52.43714 and longitude -0.14292. The airport has one runway: 5/23. This airport has no ICAO code, we use GB-0294 as reference. The airport is in the London FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for RAF Wittering on May 9, 2024 10:50, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 290° with a speed of 5 kt.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 2,000 ft. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature and wind chill are 18 °C. The dew point is 12 °C, the relative humidity is 68%. The air pressure at sea level is 1026 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:13 and sets at 20:40. This applies to Upwood Glider Field, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +1 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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Experiences

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Do not use for flight planning
The airport may be closed or require prior permission. True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
5/23 050°-230° 4 kt 3 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

2,000 ft FEW Few clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 18 °C
Dewpoint 12 °C
Rel. humidity 68%
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:14
Midday
12:58
Sunset
20:42 (9:20h)

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