Does Spangdahlem Air Base (ETAD) have a METAR?

Yes. Spangdahlem Air Base (ETAD) issues its own METAR and TAF, updated through the day.

ETAD · Spangdahlem Air Base

METAR & TAF for Spangdahlem Air Base

Live aviation weather for ETAD, decoded in plain English. Elevation 1197ft, runways 05/23.

Live METARVFR conditions

METAR ETAD 171255Z 31004KT 9999 SCT150 BKN190 25/14 A2993 RMK AO2A LTG DSNT W SLP120 T02500144

Observed 17 min ago

Wind

310° (NW) at 4kt

Visibility

10km or more

Cloud

Scattered at 15,000ft, Broken at 19,000ft

Temperature

25°C / 14.4°C dew

Humidity

52%

QNH

1014 hPa

Live TAF (forecast)Issued 32 min ago

TAF AMD ETAD 171245Z 1712/1818 29006KT 9999 BKN100 QNH2993INS
TEMPO 1712/1717 29010G20KT 8000 -SHRA VCTS BKN050CB
BECMG 1719/1720 27006KT 9999 SCT100 QNH2996INS
BECMG 1811/1812 29010G20KT 9999 BKN080 QNH2999INS TX26/1714Z TN13/1804Z

Fri 12:00Z to Fri 19:00ZPrevailing

VFR

Wind 290° (WNW) at 6kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: broken at 10,000ft

Fri 12:00Z to Fri 17:00ZTemporary

MVFR

Wind 290° (WNW) at 10kt, gusting 20kt
Visibility 8 km
Light rain showers, thunderstorm in the vicinity
Cloud: broken at 5,000ft

Fri 19:00Z to Sat 11:00ZBecoming

VFR

Wind 270° (W) at 6kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: scattered at 10,000ft

Sat 11:00Z to Sat 18:00ZBecoming

VFR

Wind 290° (WNW) at 10kt, gusting 20kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: broken at 8,000ft

Daylight & performance

Sunrise

03:43Z

Sunset

19:36Z

Daylight

15h 53m

Pressure alt

1,175 ft

Density alt

2,654 ft

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Can I fly from Spangdahlem Air Base today?

Raw weather is only half the answer. Set your own minima once, and Threshold runs this same METAR and TAF against your limits, then pins a verdict to your Lock Screen and flips it the moment conditions move.

Common questions

Does Spangdahlem Air Base (ETAD) issue a METAR?

Yes. Spangdahlem Air Base issues its own METAR and TAF, updated through the day. The latest is shown above.

What is a personal minima?

Your own line in the sand: the cloudbase, visibility, wind, crosswind and gust limits you will not fly below. Threshold stores yours and checks live weather against them, so the go/no-go call is yours, made once, not guessed every time.

Where does this weather come from?

Live METAR and TAF from public aviation weather feeds, updated about every 10 minutes. Always confirm against your official pre-flight brief.