Shobdon Airfield

Today at Shobdon Airfield: 2.4 kt at 09:00, a working band to 1900 ft, soarable 09:00 to 09:00. June is the busiest month here.

Soaring forecast for Shobdon Airfield

2.4 kt at the best hour, to 1,900 ft · soarable 09:00–09:00 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	2.4	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	5.6	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	600	1,700	300	400	400	300	300	900	300	500	1,000	1,500	1,900

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

Position: 52.2423°N 2.8803°W
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Before you launch at Shobdon Airfield

What the record at Shobdon 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 0% or more from March to September.
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 south-east wind gives 2.8 kt here and a west wind 2.2 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 east wind 58% of the time, which is more than in any other wind.

The flying year at Shobdon Airfield

The flying year at Shobdon Airfield.
Month	Median climb (kt)	Median band top (ft)	Good days	Climbs (UTC)
Mar	2.1	4350	0%	12:00–16:00
Apr	2.5	5150	0%	11:00–15:00
May	2.7	5400	9%	12:00–15:00
Jun	2.4	5100	0%	12:00–15:00
Jul	2.6	5450	7%	12:00–15:00
Aug	2.8	5550	0%	12:00–15:00
Sep	1.9	5100	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 Shobdon 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	0.1%
10:00	1.1%
11:00	9.5%
12:00	19.4%
13:00	25.3%
14:00	23.1%
15:00	15.7%
16:00	5.2%
17:00	0.7%

How often a turn becomes a climb at Shobdon Airfield

50% of the turns at Shobdon 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 12:00 UTC, at 52%.

The share of the turns at Shobdon Airfield that become a climb, by the hour of the day.
Hour (UTC)	Turns that become a climb
11:00	52%
12:00	52%
13:00	52%
14:00	50%
15:00	47%
16:00	43%

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

The wind sectors at Shobdon Airfield

The climb at Shobdon Airfield is strongest when the wind comes from the south-east, at 2.8 kt. A sector mixes the wind with the season, because some winds are more common in some months.

What the record at Shobdon 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)	2.6	5150	12%	7
NE (north-east)	2.6	5200	0%	6
E (east)	2.5	5950	8%	6
SE (south-east)	2.8	5800	0%	5
S (south)	2.5	5400	0%	6
SW (south-west)	2.7	5450	8%	7
W (west)	2.2	4500	0%	9
NW (north-west)	2.5	5050	0%	8

Ridge soaring at Shobdon Airfield

A ridge works in some winds and not in others. The table gives, by wind sector, how often a low pass near Shobdon Airfield held or gained height. The best sector is east at 58%.

Does a low pass hold height at Shobdon Airfield? By wind sector.
Wind from	Held height
N (north)	33%
NE (north-east)	33%
E (east)	58%
SE (south-east)	42%
S (south)	27%
SW (south-west)	41%
W (west)	21%
NW (north-west)	15%

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Sites near Shobdon Airfield

The soaring sites nearest to Shobdon Airfield.
Site	Distance (km)	Direction
Midland Glider Club	31	to the north
Bidford Airfield	71	to the east
Bristol and Gloucestershire Gliding Club	72	to the south-east
Aston Down Airfield	79	to the south-east
Stratford-upon-Avon Gliding Club	79	to the east
Shenington Gliding Club	98	to the east