METAR & TAF for Faßberg Air Base
Live aviation weather for ETHS, decoded in plain English. Elevation 245ft, runways 06/24, 09/27, 09L/27R.
METAR ETHS 171020Z 17006KT 9999 FEW036 SCT100 24/16 Q1011 BLU+
Observed 1h 6m ago
Wind
170° (S) at 6kt
Visibility
10km or more
Cloud
Few at 3,600ft, Scattered at 10,000ft
Temperature
24°C / 16°C dew
Humidity
61%
QNH
1011 hPa
TAF ETHS 170715Z 1708/1717 16005KT 9999 NSW SCT025 BECMG 1709/1711 27008KT 9999 NSW SCT040 SCT100 PROB30 1714/1717 30015G28KT 3000 TSRA FEW020 BKN040CB
- Fri 08:00Z to Fri 09:00ZPrevailingVFR
- Wind 160° (SSE) at 5kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- NSW
- Cloud: scattered at 2,500ft
- Fri 09:00Z to Fri 17:00ZBecomingVFR
- Wind 270° (W) at 8kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- NSW
- Cloud: scattered at 4,000ft, scattered at 10,000ft
- Fri 14:00Z to Fri 17:00Z30% probableIFR
- Wind 300° (WNW) at 15kt, gusting 28kt
- Visibility 3000 m
- Thunderstorm with rain
- Cloud: few at 2,000ft, broken at 4,000ft
Sunrise
03:15Z
Sunset
19:37Z
Daylight
16h 21m
Pressure alt
313 ft
Density alt
1,467 ft
Can I fly from Faßberg 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 Faßberg Air Base (ETHS) issue a METAR?
Yes. Faßberg 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.