RAF Keevil

Today at RAF Keevil: 0.0 kt at 07:00, a working band to 1600 ft. August is the busiest month here.

Soaring forecast for RAF Keevil

0.0 kt at the best hour, to 1,600 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)	900	1,000	1,200	600	500	1,600	500	1,000	1,600	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,400	1,200

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

Position: 51.3151°N 2.1107°W
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Before you launch at RAF Keevil

What the record at RAF Keevil holds for a pilot who plans a flight.
Check	What the record holds
Pick the month	The median climb reaches 2.9 kt or more from April to June.
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-east wind gives 3.3 kt here and a south wind 2.3 kt.
Plan the band	In July the band top reaches 5,950 ft above sea level, the highest of the year.

The flying year at RAF Keevil

The flying year at RAF Keevil.
Month	Median climb (kt)	Median band top (ft)	Good days	Climbs (UTC)
Apr	3.0	5100	5%	11:00–15:00
May	2.9	4800	0%	11:00–14:00
Jun	3.1	4900	9%	11:00–15:00
Jul	2.8	5950	0%	11:00–15:00
Aug	2.7	5300	3%	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 RAF Keevil

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	0.1%
10:00	2.4%
11:00	13.7%
12:00	27.0%
13:00	28.4%
14:00	18.5%
15:00	8.4%
16:00	1.3%
17:00	0.1%

How often a turn becomes a climb at RAF Keevil

51% of the turns at RAF Keevil 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 54%.

The share of the turns at RAF Keevil that become a climb, by the hour of the day.
Hour (UTC)	Turns that become a climb
10:00	48%
11:00	49%
12:00	54%
13:00	53%
14:00	52%
15:00	45%

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

The wind sectors at RAF Keevil

The climb at RAF Keevil is strongest when the wind comes from the north-east, at 3.3 kt. A sector mixes the wind with the season, because some winds are more common in some months.

What the record at RAF Keevil 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	5100	0%	7
NE (north-east)	3.3	4900	13%	8
E (east)	2.8	4350	0%	6
S (south)	2.3	5650	8%	6
SW (south-west)	2.6	4950	0%	8
W (west)	2.5	5000	0%	7
NW (north-west)	3.1	5100	0%	6

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Sites near RAF Keevil

The soaring sites nearest to RAF Keevil.
Site	Distance (km)	Direction
Rivar Hill Glider Field	40	to the east
Aston Down Airfield	44	to the north
Bristol and Gloucestershire Gliding Club	46	to the north
Lasham Airfield	76	to the east
Bidford Airfield	93	to the north
Bicester Airfield	95	to the north-east