Wycombe Air Park

Today at Wycombe Air Park: 1.6 kt at 11:00, a working band to 1100 ft, soarable 11:00 to 11:00. April is the busiest month here.

Soaring forecast for Wycombe Air Park

1.6 kt at the best hour, to 1,100 ft · soarable 11:00–11:00 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	0.0	0.0	1.6	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	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Band top (ft)	800	500	600	800	700	200	700	200	800	700	200	300	1,000	1,100

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

Position: 51.6101°N 0.8057°W
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Before you launch at Wycombe Air Park

What the record at Wycombe Air Park 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 5% or more from June 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 wind gives 3.1 kt here and a south-west wind 2.5 kt.
Plan the band	In July the band top reaches 5,800 ft above sea level, the highest of the year.
Use the ridge	A low pass holds height in a north-east wind 61% of the time, which is more than in any other wind.

The flying year at Wycombe Air Park

The flying year at Wycombe Air Park.
Month	Median climb (kt)	Median band top (ft)	Good days	Climbs (UTC)
Apr	2.8	4900	3%	11:00–14:00
May	2.7	5350	3%	11:00–14:00
Jun	2.6	5000	10%	10:00–15:00
Jul	2.7	5800	6%	11:00–15:00
Aug	3.0	5250	10%	11:00–15:00
Sep	2.8	5000	4%	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 Wycombe Air Park

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
08:00	0.1%
09:00	0.9%
10:00	3.9%
11:00	12.0%
12:00	21.7%
13:00	26.6%
14:00	21.2%
15:00	10.6%
16:00	2.8%
17:00	0.2%

How often a turn becomes a climb at Wycombe Air Park

46% of the turns at Wycombe Air Park 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 13:00 UTC, at 50%.

The share of the turns at Wycombe Air Park that become a climb, by the hour of the day.
Hour (UTC)	Turns that become a climb
10:00	27%
11:00	47%
12:00	48%
13:00	50%
14:00	48%
15:00	40%
16:00	34%

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

The wind sectors at Wycombe Air Park

The climb at Wycombe Air Park is strongest when the wind comes from the north, at 3.1 kt. A sector mixes the wind with the season, because some winds are more common in some months.

What the record at Wycombe Air Park holds, by the wind sector of the day.
Wind from	Median climb (kt)	Median band top (ft)	Good days	Median wind (kt)
N (north)	3.1	5400	21%	6
NE (north-east)	2.6	5050	4%	5
E (east)	2.7	6050	5%	6
SE (south-east)	2.7	6600	0%	6
S (south)	2.8	5250	0%	7
SW (south-west)	2.5	5200	5%	7
W (west)	2.8	5100	11%	8
NW (north-west)	2.8	5250	6%	7

Ridge soaring at Wycombe Air Park

A ridge works in some winds and not in others. The table gives, by wind sector, how often a low pass near Wycombe Air Park held or gained height. The best sector is north-east at 61%.

Does a low pass hold height at Wycombe Air Park? By wind sector.
Wind from	Held height
N (north)	58%
NE (north-east)	61%
E (east)	50%
SE (south-east)	52%
S (south)	34%
SW (south-west)	47%
W (west)	44%
NW (north-west)	33%

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Sites near Wycombe Air Park

The soaring sites nearest to Wycombe Air Park.
Site	Distance (km)	Direction
London Gliding Club	34	to the north-east
Bicester Airfield	41	to the north-west
Lasham Airfield	50	to the south
Hinton-in-the-Hedges Airfield	54	to the north-west
Rivar Hill Glider Field	59	to the south-west
Shenington Gliding Club	70	to the north-west