Milfield Glider Field

Today at Milfield Glider Field: 2.4 kt at 10:00, a working band to 2000 ft, soarable 10:00 to 10:00. February is the busiest month here.

Soaring forecast for Milfield Glider Field

2.4 kt at the best hour, to 2,000 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	2.4	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	5.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Band top (ft)	900	1,200	1,300	800	1,100	1,200	1,000	1,700	700	1,300	1,300	1,600	1,800	2,000

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

Position: 55.5917°N 2.0857°W
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Before you launch at Milfield Glider Field

What the record at Milfield 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 13:00 UTC.
Read the wind	A north-west wind gives 2.7 kt here and a east wind 1.6 kt.
Plan the band	In August 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-west wind 58% of the time, which is more than in any other wind.

The flying year at Milfield Glider Field

The flying year at Milfield Glider Field.
Month	Median climb (kt)	Median band top (ft)	Good days	Climbs (UTC)
Jan	1.8	2100	0%	12:00–14:00
Feb	2.2	4550	14%	11:00–14:00
Mar	1.9	4450	7%	11:00–14:00
Apr	2.2	4800	6%	11:00–14:00
May	2.0	4150	18%	10:00–13:00
Jun	2.1	4050	0%	10:00–13:00
Jul	2.4	4100	0%	10:00–14:00
Aug	2.4	5550	6%	11:00–13:00
Sep	1.5	3550	12%	10:00–14:00
Oct	1.6	3050	22%	11:00–14:00
Nov	—	1800	0%	12:00–14:00

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

The shape of a soaring day at Milfield Glider Field

The climbs peak at 12:00 UTC. Half of them fall between 11:00 and 13:00 UTC.

The share of the climbs that each hour of the day holds.
Hour (UTC)	Share of the climbs
09:00	1.5%
10:00	11.2%
11:00	22.1%
12:00	24.6%
13:00	20.5%
14:00	12.3%
15:00	6.2%
16:00	1.5%
17:00	0.1%

How often a turn becomes a climb at Milfield Glider Field

26% of the turns at Milfield 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 11:00 UTC, at 34%.

The share of the turns at Milfield Glider Field that become a climb, by the hour of the day.
Hour (UTC)	Turns that become a climb
09:00	17%
10:00	28%
11:00	34%
12:00	31%
13:00	24%
14:00	17%
15:00	12%

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

The wind sectors at Milfield Glider Field

The climb at Milfield Glider Field is strongest when the wind comes from the north-west, at 2.7 kt. A sector mixes the wind with the season, because some winds are more common in some months.

What the record at Milfield 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)	2.3	4500	17%	8
NE (north-east)	1.9	3200	0%	6
E (east)	1.6	4550	0%	8
SE (south-east)	2.0	4600	16%	11
S (south)	1.9	4050	5%	9
SW (south-west)	2.1	3700	14%	10
W (west)	2.4	4000	9%	11
NW (north-west)	2.7	4000	0%	8

Ridge soaring at Milfield Glider Field

A ridge works in some winds and not in others. The table gives, by wind sector, how often a low pass near Milfield Glider Field held or gained height. The best sector is north-west at 58%.

Does a low pass hold height at Milfield Glider Field? By wind sector.
Wind from	Held height
N (north)	42%
NE (north-east)	52%
E (east)	48%
SE (south-east)	47%
S (south)	30%
SW (south-west)	49%
W (west)	48%
NW (north-west)	58%

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Sites near Milfield Glider Field

The soaring sites nearest to Milfield Glider Field.
Site	Distance (km)	Direction
Portmoak Glider Field	102	to the north-west
Yorkshire Gliding Club	162	to the south
Aboyne Airfield	171	to the north
Pocklington Airfield	203	to the south-east
Burn Airfield	215	to the south
Camphill Airfield	255	to the south