Ridgewell Glider Field

GB-0538 · England, United Kingdom

The METAR station used is 28 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 030° Ridgewell Glider Field 5/23
Wind: 10 kt, 3 beaufort

9 kt

4 kt
Change
0 ft 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
OVC 500
METAR EGSS 272050Z AUTO 03010KT 6000 -RA OVC005 08/07 Q1002

METAR Ridgewell Glider Field - GB-0538

Ridgewell Glider Field is a small airport in England, United Kingdom. The airport is located at latitude 52.04792 and longitude 0.55615. The airport has one runway: 5/23. This airport has no ICAO code, we use GB-0538 as reference. The airport is in the London FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for London Stansted Airport on April 27, 2024 21:50, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 030° with a speed of 10 kt.

Visibility is 6 km.

There are overcast clouds at an altitude of 500 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 500 ft.

Current weather is light rain. The temperature is 8 °C, with a wind chill of 3 °C. The dew point is 7 °C, the relative humidity is 93%. The air pressure at sea level is 1002 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:34 and sets at 20:16. This applies to Ridgewell 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

We don't have information about companies on this airport.

Experiences

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

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 %
5/23 052°-232° 4 kt 9 kt 37 %

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

500 ft OVC Overcast clouds

Temperature & Weather

Weather Light rain
Temperature 8 °C
Dewpoint 7 °C
Rel. humidity 93%
Wind chill 3 °C
Kp-index 3 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:36 (7:28h)
Midday
12:56
Sunset
20:17

Widget

Do you want a widget with the current aviation weather (METAR) for Ridgewell Glider Field on your website?

Show HTML code
Report a change