Does Lieutenant Étienne Mantoux Air Base (LFQE) have a METAR?

Yes. Lieutenant Étienne Mantoux Air Base (LFQE) issues its own METAR and TAF, updated through the day. When its feed is quiet, the nearest reporting station (LFJL) is shown as a proxy.

LFQE · Lieutenant Étienne Mantoux Air Base

METAR & TAF for Lieutenant Étienne Mantoux Air Base

Live aviation weather for LFQE, decoded in plain English. Elevation 770ft, runways 01/19, 02/20.

Lieutenant Étienne Mantoux Air Base (LFQE) is not on the live feed right now. Showing the nearest reporting station, Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport (LFJL), 27nm ESE, as the best proxy for conditions at Lieutenant Étienne Mantoux Air Base.

Live METARVFR conditions

METAR LFJL 311530Z AUTO 25018KT 9999 FEW047 BKN054 BKN068 22/13 Q1017 TEMPO 24020G30KT TSRA FEW030CB BKN040

Observed 19 min ago

Wind

250° (WSW) at 18kt

Visibility

10km or more

Cloud

Few at 4,700ft, Broken at 5,400ft, Broken at 6,800ft

Temperature

22°C / 13°C dew

Humidity

57%

QNH

1017 hPa

Live TAF (forecast)Issued 4h 27m ago

TAF LFJL 311122Z 3112/0112 23015KT 9999 SCT040 BKN050
TEMPO 3112/3119 24020G30KT -SHRA FEW030CB BKN040
PROB40
TEMPO 3113/3117 TSRA
BECMG 3119/3121 22005KT

Mon 12:00Z to Mon 19:00ZPrevailing

VFR

Wind 230° (SW) at 15kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: scattered at 4,000ft, broken at 5,000ft

Mon 12:00Z to Mon 19:00ZTemporary

VFR

Wind 240° (WSW) at 20kt, gusting 30kt
Light rain showers
Cloud: few at 3,000ft, broken at 4,000ft

Mon 13:00Z to Mon 17:00Z40% temporary

VFR

Thunderstorm with rain

Mon 19:00Z to Tue 12:00ZBecoming

VFR

Wind 220° (SW) at 5kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: scattered at 4,000ft, broken at 5,000ft

Daylight & performance

Sunrise

04:53Z

Sunset

18:25Z

Daylight

13h 32m

Pressure alt

658 ft

Density alt

1,654 ft

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Can I fly from Lieutenant Étienne Mantoux 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 Lieutenant Étienne Mantoux Air Base (LFQE) issue a METAR?

Yes, normally. Lieutenant Étienne Mantoux Air Base issues its own METAR and TAF, but its feed is quiet right now, so the nearest reporting station (Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport, LFJL) 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.