Lens Benifontaine Airfield

LFQL · Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France

The METAR station used is 82 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 140° Lens Benifontaine Airfield 3/21
Wind: 10 kt, 3 beaufort

3 kt

9 kt
Change
0 ft 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
Cloud Cloud
FEW 3,500
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 4,300
METAR EBOS 301620Z 14010KT 9999 FEW035 SCT043 18/11 Q1011 NOSIG

METAR Lens Benifontaine Airfield - LFQL

Lens Benifontaine Airfield is a small airport in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France. The airport is located at latitude 50.46629 and longitude 2.82038. The airport has 2 runways: 3/21 and 9/27. The ICAO airport code of this field is LFQL. The airport is in the Bruxelles FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Ostend-Bruges International Airport on April 30, 2024 18:20, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 140° with a speed of 10 kt.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 3,500 ft and scattered clouds at an altitude of 4,300 ft. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature and wind chill are 18 °C. The dew point is 11 °C, the relative humidity is 64%. The air pressure at sea level is 1011 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 21:07. This applies to Lens Benifontaine Airfield, 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 and skydive centers. Companies on this airport are Aéroclub Gaston Vailler and Lens Parachutisme.

Experiences

Go to Vliegles.nl to find flying lessons, skydives and other flying experiences. Browse the page for all available activities near Lens Benifontaine Airfield. 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 %
3/21 030°-210° 9 kt 3 kt 94 %
9/27 089°-269° 8 kt 6 kt 78 %

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

3,500 ft FEW Few clouds
4,300 ft SCT Scattered clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 18 °C
Dewpoint 11 °C
Rel. humidity 64%
Kp-index 2 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:21
Midday
13:45
Sunset
21:09 (2:12h)

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