Rattlesden Airfield

Today at Rattlesden Airfield: 3.1 kt at 09:00, a working band to 1700 ft, soarable 09:00 to 11:00. July is the busiest month here.

Soaring forecast for Rattlesden Airfield

3.1 kt at the best hour, to 1,700 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	3.1	2.9	2.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Strong (kt)	0.0	0.0	6.7	6.4	5.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Band top (ft)	1,100	1,300	1,500	1,500	1,400	1,200	1,700	300	900	400	400	800	400	700

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

Position: 52.1691°N 0.8688°E
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Before you launch at Rattlesden Airfield

What the record at Rattlesden 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 2% 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 north-west wind gives 2.9 kt here and a west wind 2.2 kt.
Plan the band	In July the band top reaches 5,650 ft above sea level, the highest of the year.

The flying year at Rattlesden Airfield

The flying year at Rattlesden Airfield.
Month	Median climb (kt)	Median band top (ft)	Good days	Climbs (UTC)
Apr	2.9	5200	0%	12:00–15:00
May	2.7	5500	3%	11:00–15:00
Jun	2.3	5000	6%	11:00–15:00
Jul	2.3	5650	7%	11:00–15:00
Aug	2.4	5350	0%	11:00–15:00
Sep	2.1	5500	0%	12:00–15:00

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

The shape of a soaring day at Rattlesden 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	3.8%
11:00	12.1%
12:00	22.4%
13:00	24.7%
14:00	19.5%
15:00	13.0%
16:00	3.6%
17:00	0.5%
18:00	0.1%

How often a turn becomes a climb at Rattlesden Airfield

45% of the turns at Rattlesden 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 11:00 UTC, at 52%.

The share of the turns at Rattlesden Airfield that become a climb, by the hour of the day.
Hour (UTC)	Turns that become a climb
10:00	38%
11:00	52%
12:00	47%
13:00	48%
14:00	44%
15:00	40%
16:00	35%

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

The wind sectors at Rattlesden Airfield

The climb at Rattlesden Airfield is strongest when the wind comes from the north-west, at 2.9 kt. A sector mixes the wind with the season, because some winds are more common in some months.

What the record at Rattlesden 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	5800	0%	7
NE (north-east)	2.5	5100	0%	9
E (east)	2.8	5800	13%	7
SE (south-east)	2.3	5350	0%	8
S (south)	2.6	5500	7%	7
SW (south-west)	2.5	5200	3%	9
W (west)	2.2	5300	7%	9
NW (north-west)	2.9	5650	0%	7

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Sites near Rattlesden Airfield

The soaring sites nearest to Rattlesden Airfield.
Site	Distance (km)	Direction
Wormingford Glider Field	26	to the south
Tibenham Airfield	37	to the north-east
Gransden Lodge Airfield	67	to the west
London Gliding Club	102	to the west
Saltby Glider Field	130	to the north-west
Wycombe Air Park	131	to the south-west