Tibenham Airfield

Today at Tibenham Airfield: 2.7 kt at 09:00, a working band to 1700 ft, soarable 09:00 to 11:00. April is the busiest month here.

Soaring forecast for Tibenham Airfield

2.7 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	2.7	2.3	2.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Strong (kt)	0.0	0.0	6.1	5.3	5.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Band top (ft)	900	1,200	1,600	1,700	1,600	1,400	800	500	700	700	700	1,000	800	800

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

Position: 52.4562°N 1.1567°E
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Before you launch at Tibenham Airfield

What the record at Tibenham Airfield holds for a pilot who plans a flight.
Check	What the record holds
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 east wind gives 3.0 kt here and a south-east wind 2.4 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 Tibenham Airfield

The flying year at Tibenham Airfield.
Month	Median climb (kt)	Median band top (ft)	Good days	Climbs (UTC)
Mar	2.8	4000	0%	12:00–15:00
Apr	2.6	5250	3%	11:00–15:00
May	2.5	4850	4%	11:00–15:00
Jun	2.7	5000	5%	11:00–14:00
Jul	2.9	5650	11%	11:00–15:00
Aug	2.7	5450	4%	11:00–15:00
Sep	3.0	4800	5%	11:00–14:00

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

The shape of a soaring day at Tibenham 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	5.0%
11:00	17.1%
12:00	23.8%
13:00	24.3%
14:00	18.1%
15:00	8.4%
16:00	2.4%
17:00	0.5%

How often a turn becomes a climb at Tibenham Airfield

49% of the turns at Tibenham 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 53%.

The share of the turns at Tibenham Airfield that become a climb, by the hour of the day.
Hour (UTC)	Turns that become a climb
10:00	41%
11:00	53%
12:00	53%
13:00	49%
14:00	46%
15:00	42%
16:00	37%

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

The wind sectors at Tibenham Airfield

The climb at Tibenham Airfield is strongest when the wind comes from the east, at 3.0 kt. A sector mixes the wind with the season, because some winds are more common in some months.

What the record at Tibenham 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	4950	5%	6
NE (north-east)	2.7	4850	7%	6
E (east)	3.0	6000	5%	6
SE (south-east)	2.4	5450	7%	7
S (south)	2.5	6200	5%	8
SW (south-west)	2.8	5300	6%	8
W (west)	2.8	5100	5%	7
NW (north-west)	2.7	5100	5%	7

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Sites near Tibenham Airfield

The soaring sites nearest to Tibenham Airfield.
Site	Distance (km)	Direction
Rattlesden Airfield	37	to the south-west
Wormingford Glider Field	62	to the south-west
Gransden Lodge Airfield	92	to the west
Saltby Glider Field	133	to the west
London Gliding Club	133	to the south-west
Husbands Bosworth Airfield	149	to the west