Adverse weather conditions causing issues at Hawarden Airport as Beluga gives up and heads back to France

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Beluga 5 was due to land at Airbus Broughton just before 12pm however, due to the low cloud base reported at just 100 metres, the huge wing transporter remained in the air while, performing some fairly low circuits of the region before giving up and heading back to its French base.

Hawarden airport has said the airfield is open ‘intermittently’ and low visibility measures have been lifted – however, there is fog in the area and a very low cloud base.

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A fog warning has been issued for #HawardenAirport. Keep up to date with our #weather via https://t.co/aeuFjBRFq1 pic.twitter.com/9FYh6lSuUg

— Aviation Park Group (@HawardenAirport) November 2, 2015

[/text_output][/vc_column][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/4″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/1″][text_output]Meanwhile here is one pilots insight into what it is like to land in thick fog.   Airbus 320 First Officer Andrew Stone tweeted: “Filmed from the Jumpseat this is what pilots see when landing in fog.”

Filmed from the Jumpseat this is what #Pilots see when #Landing in #Fog pic.twitter.com/WjRmJ3Dskc — Andrew Stone (@andy_E_Stone) November 1, 2015

Sadly it looks as if the pilot has been ordered to remove the video however you can still see it here:video here[/text_output][line id=”” class=”” style=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/1″][text_output]Poor visibility due to the fog has affected many UK airports today, Manchester cancelled around 20 flights this morning, while Liverpool asked passengers to check with their airline about flights before setting off.

The sort of fog we’ve been experiencing is called radiation fog according to the Met Office radiation fog usually occurs in the winter, aided by clear skies and calm conditions.

The cooling of land overnight by thermal radiation cools the air close to the surface.

This reduces the ability of the air to hold moisture, allowing condensation and fog to occur.

Radiation fogs usually dissipate soon after sunrise as the ground warms. An exception to this can be in high elevation areas where the sun has little influence in heating the surface.[/text_output][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/4″][gap size=”1px” id=”” class=”” style=””][/vc_column][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/2″][text_output]

@DeesideDotCom We are advising travellers to check their flight status with their airline directly.

— Liverpool Airport (@LPL_Airport) November 2, 2015

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