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

Yes. Ambérieu Air Base (BA 278) (LFXA) issues its own METAR and TAF, updated through the day. When its feed is quiet, the nearest reporting station (LFLL) is shown as a proxy.

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 METARLow IFR

METAR LFLL 140830Z 35006KT 320V020 9999 OVC004 17/16 Q1030 NOSIG

Observed 13 min ago

Wind

350° (N) at 6kt

Visibility

10km or more

Cloud

Overcast at 400ft

Temperature

17°C / 16°C dew

Humidity

94%

QNH

1030 hPa

Live TAF (forecast)Issued 2h 37m ago

TAF AMD LFLL 140606Z 1406/1512 36004KT 9999 OVC011
TEMPO 1406/1410 4000 BR OVC005
PROB40
TEMPO 1406/1409 0600 FG BKN002
BECMG 1410/1412 SCT030
BECMG 1419/1421 VRB02KT
TEMPO 1502/1509 3000 BR
PROB40
TEMPO 1504/1508 0800 FG VV///

Wed 06:00Z to Wed 10:00ZPrevailing

MVFR

Wind 360° (N) at 4kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: overcast at 1,100ft

Wed 06:00Z to Wed 10:00ZTemporary

IFR

Visibility 4000 m
Mist
Cloud: overcast at 500ft

Wed 06:00Z to Wed 09:00Z40% temporary

LIFR

Visibility 600 m
Fog
Cloud: broken at 200ft

Wed 10:00Z to Wed 19:00ZBecoming

VFR

Wind 360° (N) at 4kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: scattered at 3,000ft

Wed 19:00Z to Thu 12:00ZBecoming

VFR

Wind variable at 2kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: scattered at 3,000ft

Thu 02:00Z to Thu 09:00ZTemporary

IFR

Visibility 3000 m
Mist

Thu 04:00Z to Thu 08:00Z40% temporary

LIFR

Visibility 800 m
Fog

Daylight & performance

Sunrise

05:54Z

Sunset

16:56Z

Daylight

11h 2m

Pressure alt

321 ft

Density alt

637 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.

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.