Saintes Thénac Airfield

LFXB · Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

The METAR station used is 97 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction of Wind direction to Wind direction 050° Saintes Thénac Airfield 5/23
Wind: 7 kt, 3 beaufort

7 kt

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CAVOK
METAR LFBD 191130Z AUTO 05007KT 340V100 CAVOK 16/M00 Q1023 NOSIG

METAR Saintes Thénac Airfield - LFXB

Saintes Thénac Airfield is a small airport in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The airport is located at latitude 45.69983 and longitude -0.63677. The airport has 4 runways: 5/23, 12/30, 5R/23L and 5L/23R. The ICAO airport code of this field is LFXB. The airport is in the Bordeaux FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport on April 19, 2024 13:30, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 050° with a speed of 7 kt. The wind direction varies between 340° and 100°.

The weather is CAVOK. That means there are no clouds below 5,000 ft or the MSA (minimum safe altitude), whichever is higher. This also means that no cumulonimbus or towering cumulus clouds have been observed and the visibility is 10 km or more or more. Furthermore, there can't be fog, precipitation nor other significant weather.

The temperature and wind chill are 16 °C. The air pressure at sea level is 1023 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 20:54. This applies to Saintes Thénac 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. The only known company on this field is Aéroclub de Saintes.

Experiences

Go to Vliegles.nl to find flying lessons, skydives and other flying experiences. Browse the page for all available activities near Saintes Thénac 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 %
5/23 052°-232° 7 kt 3 %
12/30 120°-300° 7 kt 2 kt 94 %
5R/23L 052°-232° 7 kt 3 %
5L/23R 052°-232° 7 kt 3 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 16 °C
Dewpoint 0 °C
Rel. humidity 34%
Kp-index 4 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
07:10
Midday
14:01
Sunset
20:53 (7:01h)

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