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RAF Lossiemouth

Fast jets and maritime patrol aircraft in the skies of north-east Scotland. Follow special activity and conditions for watching at Lossiemouth.

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Other aviation notice · Q0016/26
1 Nov 2026, 00:00 GMT → 24 Dec 2026, 07:00 GMT
STANDARD CABLE CONFIGURATION FOR RWY 05/23 IS NOW BOTH CABLES DE-RIGGED.
For this airfield

Published validity: the dates above describe when the notice applies, not continuous flying.

Notice wording:
STANDARD CABLE CONFIGURATION FOR RWY 05/23 IS NOW BOTH CABLES DE-RIGGED.

Source bulletin · Search the bulletin for Q0016/26. Times inside the original wording are UTC unless it states otherwise.

Other aviation notice · Q0152/26
1 Nov 2026, 00:00 GMT → 30 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
TACAN LSM/LOSSIEMOUTH FREQ 111.300MHZ CH50X U/S DUE MAINT
For this airfield

Published validity: the dates above describe when the notice applies, not continuous flying.

Notice wording:
TACAN LSM/LOSSIEMOUTH FREQ 111.300MHZ CH50X U/S DUE MAINT

Source bulletin · Search the bulletin for Q0152/26. Times inside the original wording are UTC unless it states otherwise.

Other aviation notice · Q0009/26
1 Nov 2026, 00:01 GMT → 6 Nov 2026, 08:00 GMT
ALPHA SOUTH STANDS 11 TO 17 U/S DUE TO WIP
For this airfield

Published validity: the dates above describe when the notice applies, not continuous flying.

Notice wording:
ALPHA SOUTH STANDS 11 TO 17 U/S DUE TO WIP

Source bulletin · Search the bulletin for Q0009/26. Times inside the original wording are UTC unless it states otherwise.

Routine technical notice · Q0220/26
1 Nov 2026, 00:17 GMT → 14 Dec 2026, 13:13 GMT
RNP APCH RWY 23 NOT AVBL. UK MIL AIP AD 2-EGQS-1-32-RNP RWY 23 REFERS.
For this airfield

Published validity: the dates above describe when the notice applies, not continuous flying.

Notice wording:
RNP APCH RWY 23 NOT AVBL. UK MIL AIP AD 2-EGQS-1-32-RNP RWY 23 REFERS.

Source bulletin · Search the bulletin for Q0220/26. Times inside the original wording are UTC unless it states otherwise.

Other aviation notice · Q0118/26
1 Nov 2026, 06:00 GMT → 23 Nov 2026, 23:30 GMT
RWY 23 APPROACH LIGHTING PARTIALLY OBSCURED BY VEGETATION
For this airfield

Published validity: the dates above describe when the notice applies, not continuous flying.

Notice wording:
RWY 23 APPROACH LIGHTING PARTIALLY OBSCURED BY VEGETATION

Source bulletin · Search the bulletin for Q0118/26. Times inside the original wording are UTC unless it states otherwise.

Looking out from Lossiemouth

Weather forecast

MET Norway forecast
Not an airfield observation

Forecast for Monday 2 Nov, 20:00 GMT

Sky

Mostly cloudy skies forecast

Around 91% total cloud cover. Low-level cloud cover around 90%.

This describes cloud coverage, not its height above the airfield.

Wind

9 mph forecast

Westerly wind. Sustained wind speed; gust information is not supplied.

Temperature and rain

10.5°C forecast

0 mm precipitation over 1 hour from 20:00.

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Forecast issued
2 Nov 2026, 19:17 GMT
Last successful check
2 Nov 2026, 19:45 GMT
Cloud cover by layer
Low 89.8% · Middle 1.6% · High 18%. Layers can overlap.

Weather forecasts help you plan your visit; they cannot tell you whether flying will take place. Visibility and cloud-base height are not available.

Weather data from MET Norway, under CC BY 4.0. Values converted and summarised by Spotter Skies.

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About RAF Lossiemouth

RAF Lossiemouth in Moray is home to Typhoon and Poseidon aircraft. The station brings together fast-jet flying and maritime patrol, alongside a wider role in RAF aviation.

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Aircraft associated with Lossiemouth

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