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 (ELLX) 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, Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (ELLX), 32nm NE, as the best proxy for conditions at Lieutenant Étienne Mantoux Air Base.

Live METARVFR conditions

METAR ELLX 171120Z VRB05KT 9999 FEW032 25/15 Q1015 TEMPO SCT040TCU

Observed 7 min ago

Wind

Variable at 5kt

Visibility

10km or more

Cloud

Few at 3,200ft

Temperature

25°C / 15°C dew

Humidity

54%

QNH

1015 hPa

Live TAF (forecast)Issued 27 min ago

TAF ELLX 171100Z 1712/1818 30007KT 9999 FEW040TCU
TEMPO 1712/1717 VRB25G30KT 3000 TSRAGR FEW015 BKN030CB
BECMG 1717/1719 CAVOK

Fri 12:00Z to Fri 17:00ZPrevailing

VFR

Wind 300° (WNW) at 7kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: few at 4,000ft

Fri 12:00Z to Fri 17:00ZTemporary

IFR

Wind variable at 25kt, gusting 30kt
Visibility 3000 m
Thunderstorm with rain, TSGR
Cloud: few at 1,500ft, broken at 3,000ft

Fri 17:00Z to Sat 18:00ZBecoming

VFR

Wind 300° (WNW) at 7kt
Visibility 10 km or more
NSW
Cloud: no significant cloud

Daylight & performance

Sunrise

03:51Z

Sunset

19:37Z

Daylight

15h 46m

Pressure alt

718 ft

Density alt

2,089 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 (Luxembourg-Findel International Airport, ELLX) 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.