Hinton-in-the-Hedges Airfield

Today at Hinton-in-the-Hedges Airfield: 1.9 kt at 10:00, a working band to 1100 ft, soarable 10:00 to 10:00. May is the busiest month here.

Soaring forecast for Hinton-in-the-Hedges Airfield

1.9 kt at the best hour, to 1,100 ft · soarable 10:00–10:00 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	0.0	1.9	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	4.6	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	500	500	800	700	900	400	1,100	700	400	800	800	700

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

Position: 52.0271°N 1.2055°W
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Before you launch at Hinton-in-the-Hedges Airfield

What the record at Hinton-in-the-Hedges 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 6% or more from May to July.
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 3.6 kt here and a north wind 2.7 kt.
Plan the band	In July the band top reaches 5,800 ft above sea level, the highest of the year.

The flying year at Hinton-in-the-Hedges Airfield

The flying year at Hinton-in-the-Hedges Airfield.
Month	Median climb (kt)	Median band top (ft)	Good days	Climbs (UTC)
Apr	3.3	5100	0%	11:00–15:00
May	3.2	5450	8%	11:00–15:00
Jun	2.8	5150	13%	11:00–15:00
Jul	2.9	5800	15%	11:00–15:00
Aug	3.1	5250	3%	11:00–15:00
Sep	2.9	4900	0%	11:00–15:00

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

The shape of a soaring day at Hinton-in-the-Hedges 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	0.4%
10:00	3.9%
11:00	13.6%
12:00	22.4%
13:00	26.5%
14:00	21.0%
15:00	9.7%
16:00	1.8%
17:00	0.3%
18:00	0.2%

How often a turn becomes a climb at Hinton-in-the-Hedges Airfield

48% of the turns at Hinton-in-the-Hedges 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 Hinton-in-the-Hedges Airfield that become a climb, by the hour of the day.
Hour (UTC)	Turns that become a climb
10:00	33%
11:00	48%
12:00	50%
13:00	52%
14:00	48%
15:00	39%
16:00	30%

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

The wind sectors at Hinton-in-the-Hedges Airfield

The climb at Hinton-in-the-Hedges Airfield is strongest when the wind comes from the east, at 3.6 kt. A sector mixes the wind with the season, because some winds are more common in some months.

What the record at Hinton-in-the-Hedges 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)	2.7	5100	0%	6
NE (north-east)	3.2	5450	6%	9
E (east)	3.6	6300	0%	6
SE (south-east)	3.5	5500	6%	6
S (south)	2.8	5150	8%	5
SW (south-west)	2.8	5250	14%	6
W (west)	3.1	5150	7%	7
NW (north-west)	3.2	5400	14%	7

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Sites near Hinton-in-the-Hedges Airfield

The soaring sites nearest to Hinton-in-the-Hedges Airfield.
Site	Distance (km)	Direction
Bicester Airfield	13	to the south-east
Shenington Gliding Club	19	to the west
Stratford-upon-Avon Gliding Club	42	to the north-west
Bidford Airfield	46	to the west
Husbands Bosworth Airfield	47	to the north
London Gliding Club	49	to the east