Saltby Glider Field

Today at Saltby Glider Field: 2.1 kt at 09:00, a working band to 1600 ft, soarable 09:00 to 11:00. May is the busiest month here.

Soaring forecast for Saltby Glider Field

2.1 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	2.1	2.0	1.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Strong (kt)	0.0	0.0	4.8	4.7	4.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Band top (ft)	700	900	1,000	1,000	800	700	800	800	400	900	900	800	700	1,600

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

Position: 52.8315°N 0.7068°W
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Before you launch at Saltby Glider Field

What the record at Saltby Glider Field 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 4% or more from May to August.
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 2.9 kt here and a south wind 2.2 kt.
Plan the band	In July the band top reaches 5,600 ft above sea level, the highest of the year.

The flying year at Saltby Glider Field

The flying year at Saltby Glider Field.
Month	Median climb (kt)	Median band top (ft)	Good days	Climbs (UTC)
Mar	1.9	4750	0%	12:00–14:00
Apr	2.5	4950	4%	11:00–15:00
May	2.4	5200	12%	11:00–15:00
Jun	2.4	5350	7%	11:00–15:00
Jul	2.6	5600	11%	11:00–16:00
Aug	2.5	5450	4%	11:00–15:00
Sep	2.5	5150	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 Saltby Glider Field

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	0.5%
10:00	4.3%
11:00	15.2%
12:00	20.9%
13:00	21.7%
14:00	19.3%
15:00	11.8%
16:00	5.1%
17:00	1.2%
18:00	0.2%

How often a turn becomes a climb at Saltby Glider Field

49% of the turns at Saltby 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 12:00 UTC, at 53%.

The share of the turns at Saltby Glider Field that become a climb, by the hour of the day.
Hour (UTC)	Turns that become a climb
10:00	43%
11:00	49%
12:00	53%
13:00	51%
14:00	49%
15:00	44%
16:00	39%
17:00	28%

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

The wind sectors at Saltby Glider Field

The climb at Saltby Glider Field is strongest when the wind comes from the north-east, 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 Saltby 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)	2.6	5250	0%	6
NE (north-east)	2.9	5200	6%	8
E (east)	2.5	5450	4%	6
SE (south-east)	2.3	6000	9%	6
S (south)	2.2	5650	4%	6
SW (south-west)	2.4	5500	7%	8
W (west)	2.4	5000	10%	8
NW (north-west)	2.5	5350	10%	7

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Sites near Saltby Glider Field

The soaring sites nearest to Saltby Glider Field.
Site	Distance (km)	Direction
Darlton Gliding Club	47	to the north
Husbands Bosworth Airfield	49	to the south-west
Kirton-in-Lindsey Glider Field	71	to the north
Gransden Lodge Airfield	83	to the south-east
Camphill Airfield	86	to the north-west
Stratford-upon-Avon Gliding Club	95	to the south-west