Bidford Airfield

Today at Bidford Airfield: 0.0 kt at 07:00, a working band to 1700 ft. June is the busiest month here.

Soaring forecast for Bidford Airfield

0.0 kt at the best hour, to 1,700 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)	1,100	1,000	1,700	800	1,000	900	900	700	900	800	800	500	700	1,500

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

Position: 52.1387°N 1.8476°W
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Before you launch at Bidford Airfield

What the record at Bidford 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 14% or more from June 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 north-west wind gives 3.2 kt here and a south-west wind 2.7 kt.
Plan the band	In July the band top reaches 5,650 ft above sea level, the highest of the year.

The flying year at Bidford Airfield

The flying year at Bidford Airfield.
Month	Median climb (kt)	Median band top (ft)	Good days	Climbs (UTC)
Apr	3.1	5550	0%	12:00–15:00
May	2.9	5500	13%	12:00–15:00
Jun	2.7	5350	14%	11:00–16:00
Jul	3.0	5650	20%	11:00–16:00
Aug	3.3	5600	18%	12:00–16:00
Sep	2.7	4900	0%	12:00–15:00

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

The shape of a soaring day at Bidford 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
09:00	0.3%
10:00	2.1%
11:00	8.2%
12:00	19.6%
13:00	24.4%
14:00	23.5%
15:00	15.5%
16:00	5.1%
17:00	1.1%
18:00	0.1%

How often a turn becomes a climb at Bidford Airfield

50% of the turns at Bidford 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 53%.

The share of the turns at Bidford Airfield that become a climb, by the hour of the day.
Hour (UTC)	Turns that become a climb
10:00	40%
11:00	49%
12:00	52%
13:00	53%
14:00	52%
15:00	45%
16:00	42%
17:00	25%

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

The wind sectors at Bidford Airfield

The climb at Bidford Airfield is strongest when the wind comes from the north-west, at 3.2 kt. A sector mixes the wind with the season, because some winds are more common in some months.

What the record at Bidford 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)	2.9	5200	15%	7
NE (north-east)	2.9	5500	9%	6
E (east)	2.8	6450	7%	7
SE (south-east)	2.9	6100	21%	5
S (south)	3.0	5650	13%	5
SW (south-west)	2.7	5500	7%	7
W (west)	2.9	5150	14%	7
NW (north-west)	3.2	5500	26%	7

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Sites near Bidford Airfield

The soaring sites nearest to Bidford Airfield.
Site	Distance (km)	Direction
Stratford-upon-Avon Gliding Club	14	to the north-east
Shenington Gliding Club	26	to the east
Hinton-in-the-Hedges Airfield	46	to the east
Aston Down Airfield	52	to the south
Bicester Airfield	55	to the south-east
Bristol and Gloucestershire Gliding Club	56	to the south-west