Kirton-in-Lindsey Glider Field

Today at Kirton-in-Lindsey Glider Field: 2.5 kt at 09:00, a working band to 1600 ft, soarable 09:00 to 11:00. March is the busiest month here.

Soaring forecast for Kirton-in-Lindsey Glider Field

2.5 kt at the best hour, to 1,600 ft · soarable 09:00–11:00 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	2.5	1.9	2.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Strong (kt)	0.0	0.0	5.6	4.6	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Band top (ft)	600	800	1,100	1,000	800	700	700	1,600	1,500	800	1,000	900	500	1,000

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

Position: 53.4609°N 0.5736°W
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Before you launch at Kirton-in-Lindsey Glider Field

What the record at Kirton-in-Lindsey Glider Field 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 east wind gives 3.0 kt here and a south wind 2.4 kt.
Plan the band	In June the band top reaches 5,450 ft above sea level, the highest of the year.

The flying year at Kirton-in-Lindsey Glider Field

The flying year at Kirton-in-Lindsey Glider Field.
Month	Median climb (kt)	Median band top (ft)	Good days	Climbs (UTC)
Mar	2.3	4550	9%	11:00–15:00
Apr	2.9	4750	2%	10:00–15:00
May	2.5	5150	4%	11:00–15:00
Jun	2.9	5450	5%	10:00–15:00
Jul	2.9	5350	6%	10:00–15:00
Aug	2.9	5300	9%	10:00–15:00
Sep	2.1	4700	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 Kirton-in-Lindsey Glider Field

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
09:00	0.9%
10:00	8.3%
11:00	17.4%
12:00	21.3%
13:00	20.9%
14:00	16.8%
15:00	10.3%
16:00	3.6%
17:00	0.5%

How often a turn becomes a climb at Kirton-in-Lindsey Glider Field

58% of the turns at Kirton-in-Lindsey Glider Field 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 61%.

The share of the turns at Kirton-in-Lindsey Glider Field that become a climb, by the hour of the day.
Hour (UTC)	Turns that become a climb
09:00	53%
10:00	60%
11:00	59%
12:00	60%
13:00	61%
14:00	58%
15:00	54%
16:00	44%

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

The wind sectors at Kirton-in-Lindsey Glider Field

The climb at Kirton-in-Lindsey Glider Field is strongest when the wind comes from the east, at 3.0 kt. A sector mixes the wind with the season, because some winds are more common in some months.

What the record at Kirton-in-Lindsey Glider Field 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	4800	8%	6
NE (north-east)	2.8	4550	0%	7
E (east)	3.0	5150	5%	6
SE (south-east)	2.6	5300	5%	6
S (south)	2.4	5400	0%	7
SW (south-west)	2.8	5600	6%	7
W (west)	2.8	5300	4%	8
NW (north-west)	2.9	5200	12%	7

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Sites near Kirton-in-Lindsey Glider Field

The soaring sites nearest to Kirton-in-Lindsey Glider Field.
Site	Distance (km)	Direction
Darlton Gliding Club	30	to the south-west
Burn Airfield	46	to the north-west
Pocklington Airfield	54	to the north
Saltby Glider Field	71	to the south
Camphill Airfield	79	to the west
Yorkshire Gliding Club	95	to the north-west