Drone flight planner for Queenstown

Wind, gusts, rain, temperature and daylight for Queenstown, New Zealand, judged against a cautious small drone with no weather sealing. Forecasts refresh through the day.

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Right now in Queenstown

Within limits

Wind: 2.3 m/s
Gusts: 6.2 m/s; Met Office
Temperature: 7 C
Precipitation: 0.0 mm

Observed at an aerodrome

Queenstown Arpt, OT, NZ (NZQN), 6 km away, 34 min ago: wind 3.6 m/s.

The days ahead

The forecast carries 11 days. Pick one to see its detail below.

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Some hours have no gust forecast. That is missing data, not calm air, and those hours are judged on what could be measured.

Tue 1 Sept in Queenstown

Within limits

Forecast only. Observed readings exist for the present, in the card above, never for a future day.

Local time	Wind	Gusts	Temp	Rain
18:00	2.3 m/s	6.2 m/s	7 C	0.0 mm 66%
19:00	2.1 m/s	6.8 m/s	7 C	0.0 mm 66%
20:00	2.0 m/s	7.2 m/s	7 C	0.0 mm 43%
21:00	2.0 m/s	7.4 m/s	6 C	0.0 mm 43%
22:00	1.9 m/s	7.3 m/s	6 C	0.0 mm 43%
23:00	1.8 m/s	7.2 m/s	6 C	0.0 mm 47%

Gust figures from Met Office.

Light on Tue 1 Sept

Sunrise: 07:16
Sunset: 18:17
First light: 06:47
Last light: 18:47

Times shown for Queenstown (Pacific/Auckland).

Next flying window

Tue 1 Sept, 18:00 to Wed 2 Sept 03:00 local time: wind, gusts, temperature and rain all stay inside the limit.

Airspace restrictions: where to check

Terasor holds no airspace restriction data. This section points at the authority that does; it does not tell you whether you may fly.

Civil Aviation Authority of New ZealandRules and guidance

The map lives on AirShare, run by Airways New Zealand and linked from this page, which is also where clearance into controlled airspace is requested.

None of these links covers everything. Temporary restrictions and short notice airspace closures, local rules about where you may take off and land, permission from the landowner, and privacy law all sit outside them and need checking separately.

Flight Window is a planning aid, not an authority to fly. It uses third party data that may be wrong or incomplete. A clear display is not permission to fly. Always check official weather and airspace sources before flying.

Weather data from MET Norway. Data supplied by the Met Office. Aerodrome reports from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center.

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