Does Büchel Air Base (ETSB) have a METAR?

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

ETSB · Büchel Air Base

METAR & TAF for Büchel Air Base

Live aviation weather for ETSB, decoded in plain English. Elevation 1568ft, runways 03/21.

Live METARVFR conditions

METAR ETSB 171020Z 28005KT 9999 FEW024 BKN060 21/14 Q1015 BLU FCST CNL

Observed 1h 3m ago

Wind

280° (W) at 5kt

Visibility

10km or more

Cloud

Few at 2,400ft, Broken at 6,000ft

Temperature

21°C / 14°C dew

Humidity

64%

QNH

1015 hPa

Live TAF (forecast)Issued 3h 57m ago

TAF ETSB 170726Z 1708/1717 26007KT 9999 NSW FEW020 BKN060
TEMPO 1708/1711 VRB15G25KT 4000 SHRA BKN020 BKN050CB
PROB30 1708/1717 VRB18G28KT 2000 +TSRA BKN003 BKN050CB

Fri 08:00Z to Fri 17:00ZPrevailing

VFR

Wind 260° (W) at 7kt
Visibility 10 km or more
NSW
Cloud: few at 2,000ft, broken at 6,000ft

Fri 08:00Z to Fri 11:00ZTemporary

IFR

Wind variable at 15kt, gusting 25kt
Visibility 4000 m
Rain showers
Cloud: broken at 2,000ft, broken at 5,000ft

Fri 08:00Z to Fri 17:00Z30% probable

LIFR

Wind variable at 18kt, gusting 28kt
Visibility 2000 m
+TSRA
Cloud: broken at 300ft, broken at 5,000ft

Daylight & performance

Sunrise

03:41Z

Sunset

19:36Z

Daylight

15h 55m

Pressure alt

1,516 ft

Density alt

2,596 ft

Check another airfield

Can I fly from Büchel 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 Büchel Air Base (ETSB) issue a METAR?

Yes. Büchel 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.