Balloon flights & weather

Estimated takeoff and landing times, tomorrow's chance of flying and live weather in Göreme.

Will the balloons fly tomorrow?

Tuesday 3 November

Flights likely

A calm morning is expected: light wind, no rain and good visibility.

Automatic estimate The official decision for this day has not been published yet. This is our estimate from the weather and airport forecasts.

Hotel pickup 05:45
Expected takeoff 07:09
Expected landing 08:09

About one hour in the air Sunrise 07:09 · Sunset 17:38

Morning wind: 6 km/h · Gusts: 16 km/h · Rain chance: 10%

Now in Göreme

18°

Partly cloudy

Feels like 17°

Wind: 2 km/h; from the north
Gusts: 11 km/h
Humidity: 46%

Flight outlook

Today

8° / 18°

Today's flights are over

Red flag: no flights

Tomorrow

10° / 18°

Flights likely

Expected takeoff 07:09

Automatic estimate

Wednesday

10° / 16°

Flights likely

Expected takeoff 07:10

Automatic estimate

Thursday

6° / 11°

Uncertain

Expected takeoff 07:11

Automatic estimate

Tomorrow morning, hour by hour

Time	Wind / Gusts	Rain chance	Temp
06:00	6 / 15 km/h	5%	10°
07:00	4 / 16 km/h	10%	10°
08:00	4 / 13 km/h	10%	10°
09:00	4 / 14 km/h	10%	11°

Our estimate: flights are likely when the morning wind stays under 15 km/h and gusts under 22 km/h, with no rain or fog.

Official flight decision

Slot Service Centre Cappadocia (SHM), under the Civil Aviation authority

Valid Monday 2 November · 10:30–17:45

Issued 2 November 10:15

Main sectors

Sector A

Red

Sector B

Red

Sector C

Red

Secondary areas

Area 2

Red

Area 3

Red

Area 4

Red

Area 5

Red

Red and yellow flags: no take-off is allowed. Green flag: the final decision rests with the pilot and the operator.

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Nevşehir airport report (LTAZ)

Current observation (METAR): METAR LTAZ 021020Z 17003KT 120V220 9999 FEW035 SCT180 19/08 Q1020 RMK RWY29 VRB02KT
Airport forecast (TAF): TAF LTAZ 020440Z 0206/0306 VRB02KT CAVOK BECMG 0207/0210 FEW040 SCT100 BKN200 BECMG 0216/0219 CAVOK BECMG 0300/0303 FEW040 SCT100

Sources: the official SHM decision when it is published; otherwise our estimate from Nevşehir airport forecast (TAF) and Open-Meteo.
This is an automatic estimate based on weather forecasts. The official decision is issued every morning by Turkey's civil aviation authority (SHGM), shown as a green, yellow or red flag.
SHM Kapadokya · Weather data: Open-Meteo.com · updated 14:16

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Good to know

Balloons take off around sunrise and fly for about an hour, followed by a short celebration after landing.

Dress in warm layers: dawn in Cappadocia is cold, even in summer.

Keep a spare morning in your plan in case the flight is postponed because of the weather.

Calm mornings are most common in spring and autumn.