Aboyne Airfield

Today at Aboyne Airfield: 2.8 kt at 09:00, a working band to 2000 ft, soarable 09:00 to 10:00. October is the busiest month here.

Soaring forecast for Aboyne Airfield

2.8 kt at the best hour, to 2,000 ft · soarable 09:00–10:00 UTC

Climb rate and the top of the working band, by hour (UTC).
Hour	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Climb (kt)	0.0	0.0	2.8	2.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Strong (kt)	0.0	0.0	6.6	6.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Band top (ft)	700	700	700	700	800	1,500	1,100	700	800	800	1,500	2,000	1,700	1,600

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Climb is what a standard-class glider would average in a thermal. Heights are above sea level.

Position: 57.0755°N 2.8376°W
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Before you launch at Aboyne Airfield

What the record at Aboyne Airfield holds for a pilot who plans a flight.
Check	What the record holds
Pick the hour	The climbs peak at 12:00 UTC, and half of them fall between 11:00 and 14:00 UTC.
Read the wind	A north-east wind gives 2.7 kt here and a north-west wind 2.1 kt.
Plan the band	In May the band top reaches 5,100 ft above sea level, the highest of the year.
Use the ridge	A low pass holds height in a south-east wind 41% of the time, which is more than in any other wind.

The flying year at Aboyne Airfield

The flying year at Aboyne Airfield.
Month	Median climb (kt)	Median band top (ft)	Good days	Climbs (UTC)
Jan	1.2	2650	31%	12:00–14:00
Feb	2.6	3100	42%	12:00–14:00
Mar	2.4	5050	44%	12:00–16:00
Apr	2.7	4900	18%	11:00–14:00
May	3.2	5100	10%	11:00–15:00
Jun	2.8	4800	17%	10:00–14:00
Jul	1.6	4300	20%	10:00–15:00
Aug	3.0	5050	27%	11:00–15:00
Sep	1.9	4450	30%	10:00–14:00
Oct	2.1	3650	46%	10:00–14:00
Nov	2.5	2650	47%	11:00–13:00
Dec	—	1950	14%	11:00–13:00

A good day is a day whose best flight reached 300 km of track.

The shape of a soaring day at Aboyne Airfield

The climbs peak at 12:00 UTC. Half of them fall between 11:00 and 14:00 UTC.

The share of the climbs that each hour of the day holds.
Hour (UTC)	Share of the climbs
08:00	1.3%
09:00	4.2%
10:00	10.1%
11:00	16.8%
12:00	19.4%
13:00	18.4%
14:00	15.1%
15:00	9.3%
16:00	4.0%
17:00	1.1%
18:00	0.4%

How often a turn becomes a climb at Aboyne Airfield

25% of the turns at Aboyne Airfield become a climb. A pilot who stays in a turn found lift. A pilot who leaves after 1 turn did not. The best hour is 13:00 UTC, at 30%.

The share of the turns at Aboyne Airfield that become a climb, by the hour of the day.
Hour (UTC)	Turns that become a climb
08:00	3%
09:00	13%
10:00	23%
11:00	27%
12:00	29%
13:00	30%
14:00	28%
15:00	21%
16:00	9%
17:00	5%

The total carries the club as well as the air. Read the hours.

The wind sectors at Aboyne Airfield

The climb at Aboyne Airfield is strongest when the wind comes from the north-east, at 2.7 kt. A sector mixes the wind with the season, because some winds are more common in some months.

What the record at Aboyne Airfield holds, by the wind sector of the day.
Wind from	Median climb (kt)	Median band top (ft)	Good days	Median wind (kt)
NE (north-east)	2.7	5400	0%	5
E (east)	2.1	4550	10%	4
SE (south-east)	2.3	4600	25%	8
S (south)	2.7	4900	30%	8
SW (south-west)	2.1	4300	30%	9
W (west)	2.5	4100	40%	10
NW (north-west)	2.1	3300	25%	8

Ridge soaring at Aboyne Airfield

A ridge works in some winds and not in others. The table gives, by wind sector, how often a low pass near Aboyne Airfield held or gained height. The best sector is south-east at 41%.

Does a low pass hold height at Aboyne Airfield? By wind sector.
Wind from	Held height
E (east)	38%
SE (south-east)	41%
S (south)	34%
SW (south-west)	8%
W (west)	4%
NW (north-west)	6%

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Sites near Aboyne Airfield

The soaring sites nearest to Aboyne Airfield.
Site	Distance (km)	Direction
Portmoak Glider Field	103	to the south
Milfield Glider Field	171	to the south
Yorkshire Gliding Club	333	to the south
Pocklington Airfield	373	to the south
Burn Airfield	386	to the south
Camphill Airfield	425	to the south