Decommission of Gander VOLMET Service

[ChrisSmolinski]

Decommission of VOLMET Service provided by Gander International Flight Service Station – Gander, NL

https://www.navcanada.ca/en/flight-planning/service-notices/2025-06-12-gander.aspx

[skeezix]

Oh no... TWEB, LORAN-C, NDBs, and now VOLMET.

[NQC]

Hey All,


Sorry to  hear this.

Is New York next ?

I have been listening to VOLMET for over 50 years. It was always really cool as a "propagation check" and to know how things are going weather wise,  to an extent.

But if I were an international pilot , getting weather info for a particular airport out of  such a long list  could be a problem in the cockpit. They  either want to rest or are busy doing other things . 20 minutes under the phones ( not sure how  much  noise or propagation  is a problem  airborne out over the ocean ) -VS-  getting  same info instantly is kind of a no brainer .

As a Dxer I will miss them , but I imagine 95 +% of pilots have moved past using  VOLMET broadcasts years ago. I surprised it lased as long as it did.

de NQC