Aston Down Airfield

Today at Aston Down Airfield: 0.0 kt at 07:00, a working band to 1500 ft. June is the busiest month here.

Soaring forecast for Aston Down Airfield

0.0 kt at the best hour, to 1,500 ft

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	0.0	0.0	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	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Band top (ft)	1,300	1,500	800	700	900	900	300	1,000	800	800	400	900	1,200	800

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

Position: 51.7074°N 2.1312°W
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Before you launch at Aston Down Airfield

What the record at Aston Down Airfield holds for a pilot who plans a flight.
Check	What the record holds
Pick the month	The share of days whose best flight reached 300 km is 10% or more from May to August.
Pick the hour	The climbs peak at 13:00 UTC, and half of them fall between 12:00 and 14:00 UTC.
Read the wind	A east wind gives 3.1 kt here and a south wind 2.6 kt.
Plan the band	In July the band top reaches 5,650 ft above sea level, the highest of the year.
Use the ridge	A low pass holds height in a east wind 38% of the time, which is more than in any other wind.

The flying year at Aston Down Airfield

The flying year at Aston Down Airfield.
Month	Median climb (kt)	Median band top (ft)	Good days	Climbs (UTC)
Mar	2.5	4900	0%	12:00–15:00
Apr	2.8	5150	9%	11:00–15:00
May	2.6	5200	12%	11:00–15:00
Jun	2.7	5100	15%	11:00–16:00
Jul	2.9	5650	28%	11:00–16:00
Aug	2.9	5250	15%	11:00–16:00
Sep	2.5	4750	0%	11:00–15:00
Oct	2.0	3950	0%	11:00–14:00

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

The shape of a soaring day at Aston Down Airfield

The climbs peak at 13:00 UTC. Half of them fall between 12:00 and 14:00 UTC.

The share of the climbs that each hour of the day holds.
Hour (UTC)	Share of the climbs
08:00	0.1%
09:00	1.0%
10:00	4.8%
11:00	12.1%
12:00	20.0%
13:00	22.7%
14:00	20.8%
15:00	12.9%
16:00	4.6%
17:00	0.9%
18:00	0.1%

How often a turn becomes a climb at Aston Down Airfield

51% of the turns at Aston Down 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 52%.

The share of the turns at Aston Down Airfield that become a climb, by the hour of the day.
Hour (UTC)	Turns that become a climb
09:00	48%
10:00	48%
11:00	51%
12:00	51%
13:00	52%
14:00	51%
15:00	50%
16:00	46%
17:00	32%

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

The wind sectors at Aston Down Airfield

The climb at Aston Down Airfield is strongest when the wind comes from the east, at 3.1 kt. A sector mixes the wind with the season, because some winds are more common in some months.

What the record at Aston Down Airfield holds, by the wind sector of the day.
Wind from	Median climb (kt)	Median band top (ft)	Good days	Median wind (kt)
N (north)	2.8	5150	16%	7
NE (north-east)	2.6	5100	21%	7
E (east)	3.1	5800	16%	6
SE (south-east)	2.8	6000	12%	6
S (south)	2.6	5350	10%	6
SW (south-west)	2.6	4900	9%	8
W (west)	2.8	5100	13%	7
NW (north-west)	2.9	5350	20%	6

Ridge soaring at Aston Down Airfield

A ridge works in some winds and not in others. The table gives, by wind sector, how often a low pass near Aston Down Airfield held or gained height. The best sector is east at 38%.

Does a low pass hold height at Aston Down Airfield? By wind sector.
Wind from	Held height
N (north)	23%
NE (north-east)	32%
E (east)	38%
SE (south-east)	20%
S (south)	38%
SW (south-west)	22%
W (west)	15%
NW (north-west)	22%

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Sites near Aston Down Airfield

The soaring sites nearest to Aston Down Airfield.
Site	Distance (km)	Direction
Bristol and Gloucestershire Gliding Club	11	to the west
RAF Keevil	44	to the south
Bidford Airfield	52	to the north
Rivar Hill Glider Field	58	to the south-east
Shenington Gliding Club	62	to the north-east
Stratford-upon-Avon Gliding Club	65	to the north-east