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LFXA · Ambérieu Air Base (BA 278)

METAR & TAF for Ambérieu Air Base (BA 278)

Live aviation weather for LFXA, decoded in plain English. Elevation 823ft, runways 01/19, 02/20.

Ambérieu Air Base (BA 278) (LFXA) is not on the live feed right now. Showing the nearest reporting station, Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LFLL), 19nm SSW, as the best proxy for conditions at Ambérieu Air Base (BA 278).

Live METARVFR conditions
METAR LFLL 190100Z VRB01KT CAVOK 22/14 Q1014 NOSIG

Observed 27 min ago

Wind

Variable at 1kt

Visibility

CAVOK

Temperature

22°C / 14°C dew

Humidity

60%

QNH

1014 hPa

Live TAF (forecast)Issued 2h 27m ago
TAF LFLL 182300Z 1900/2006 20003KT CAVOK
TEMPO 1920/2006 18015G25KT SCT100TCU
PROB40
TEMPO 2000/2006 SHRA
PROB30
TEMPO 2000/2006 TSRA SCT090CB
  1. Wed 00:00Z to Thu 06:00ZPrevailing
    VFR
    • Wind 200° (SSW) at 3kt
    • Visibility 10 km or more
    • NSW
    • Cloud: no significant cloud
  2. Wed 20:00Z to Thu 06:00ZTemporary
    VFR
    • Wind 180° (S) at 15kt, gusting 25kt
    • Cloud: scattered at 10,000ft
  3. Thu 00:00Z to Thu 06:00Z40% temporary
    VFR
    • Rain showers
  4. Thu 00:00Z to Thu 06:00Z30% temporary
    VFR
    • Thunderstorm with rain
    • Cloud: scattered at 9,000ft
Daylight & performance

Sunrise

04:44Z

Sunset

18:43Z

Daylight

13h 59m

Pressure alt

801 ft

Density alt

1,831 ft

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Can I fly from Ambérieu Air Base (BA 278) 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.

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Common questions

Does Ambérieu Air Base (BA 278) (LFXA) issue a METAR?

Yes, normally. Ambérieu Air Base (BA 278) issues its own METAR and TAF, but its feed is quiet right now, so the nearest reporting station (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport, LFLL) is shown above as the best proxy.

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.