Camphill Airfield

Today at Camphill Airfield: 2.3 kt at 09:00, a working band to 1500 ft, soarable 09:00 to 10:00. April is the busiest month here.

Soaring forecast for Camphill Airfield

2.3 kt at the best hour, to 1,500 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	2.3	2.2	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	5.3	5.2	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Band top (ft)	700	700	600	400	300	300	300	1,500	300	300	300	1,000	1,100	1,400

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

Position: 53.3059°N 1.7300°W
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Before you launch at Camphill Airfield

What the record at Camphill Airfield holds for a pilot who plans a flight.
Check	What the record holds
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 wind gives 3.2 kt here and a south wind 2.3 kt.
Plan the band	In July the band top reaches 5,550 ft above sea level, the highest of the year.
Use the ridge	A low pass holds height in a north-east wind 42% of the time, which is more than in any other wind.

The flying year at Camphill Airfield

The flying year at Camphill Airfield.
Month	Median climb (kt)	Median band top (ft)	Good days	Climbs (UTC)
Feb	2.3	3150	0%	11:00–14:00
Mar	2.4	4400	5%	12:00–14:00
Apr	2.8	4950	13%	10:00–15:00
May	2.5	5250	5%	11:00–14:00
Jun	2.2	5150	8%	11:00–15:00
Jul	2.5	5550	10%	11:00–15:00
Aug	2.8	4950	19%	11:00–15:00
Sep	2.4	4500	11%	11:00–14:00
Oct	1.1	4650	15%	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 Camphill 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	0.8%
10:00	5.6%
11:00	15.8%
12:00	20.4%
13:00	23.1%
14:00	19.2%
15:00	10.8%
16:00	3.2%
17:00	0.8%
18:00	0.4%

How often a turn becomes a climb at Camphill Airfield

39% of the turns at Camphill 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 12:00 UTC, at 44%.

The share of the turns at Camphill Airfield that become a climb, by the hour of the day.
Hour (UTC)	Turns that become a climb
10:00	31%
11:00	38%
12:00	44%
13:00	44%
14:00	39%
15:00	34%
16:00	19%

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

The wind sectors at Camphill Airfield

The climb at Camphill Airfield is strongest when the wind comes from the north, 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 Camphill 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)	3.2	5150	7%	7
NE (north-east)	2.6	4800	17%	7
E (east)	2.5	5000	11%	6
SE (south-east)	2.6	5450	14%	6
S (south)	2.3	4850	3%	7
SW (south-west)	2.6	5250	9%	9
W (west)	2.5	4600	11%	9
NW (north-west)	2.5	5050	10%	7

Ridge soaring at Camphill Airfield

A ridge works in some winds and not in others. The table gives, by wind sector, how often a low pass near Camphill Airfield held or gained height. The best sector is north-east at 42%.

Does a low pass hold height at Camphill Airfield? By wind sector.
Wind from	Held height
N (north)	27%
NE (north-east)	42%
E (east)	24%
SE (south-east)	42%
S (south)	26%
SW (south-west)	30%
W (west)	32%
NW (north-west)	16%

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Sites near Camphill Airfield

The soaring sites nearest to Camphill Airfield.
Site	Distance (km)	Direction
Darlton Gliding Club	58	to the east
Burn Airfield	65	to the north-east
Kirton-in-Lindsey Glider Field	79	to the east
Saltby Glider Field	86	to the south-east
Pocklington Airfield	93	to the north-east
Husbands Bosworth Airfield	107	to the south-east