North America · Utah, USA
Bonneville Salt Flats
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About
The Bonneville Salt Flats are a densely packed salt pan in Tooele County in northwestern Utah, United States. A remnant of the Pleistocene Lake Bonneville, it is the largest of many salt flats west of the Great Salt Lake. It is public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and is known for land speed records at the Bonneville Speedway. Access to the Flats is open to the public. The Flats are about 12 miles (19 km) long and 5 miles (8 km) wide, with a crust almost 5 ft (1.5m) thick at the center and less than one inch (2.5 cm) towards the edges. It is estimated to hold 147 million tons of salt, approximately 90% of which is common table salt.
Launch Points (1)
Launch
A generic hang glider launch
Landing Zones (1)
LZ
A generic landing area (LZ)
Flying Conditions
Has 1 different launch points and at least 1 or more defined places that you can tow from. The best wind direction is 358.7 @ 10 knts but many sites can be flown from multiple directions, so check before you fly. You can expect to find: , all dependent on current weather conditions.
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Location
- Latitude
- 40.956082
- Longitude
- -113.551124
- Altitude
- 1,287 m / 4,223 ft
- Time Zone
- Mountain Daylight Time
Conditions
- Min Hang Rating
- H1
- Best Wind Dir
- N (359°)
- Best Wind Speed
- 10–20 kt
- Weather Station
- KU16
Chase the Wind
Nearest weather station to Bonneville Salt Flats. Select any row to see which launches are in wind, then set your MSFS world clock to that UTC time.
Eagle Range, UT, US
13:13 UTC
41 km from site
Wind
SW 220°
7 kt
Ceiling
Clear
10+ sm vis
SW 220° · 7 kt · 13:13 UTC
Select a time to check launches
Jan 21
Weather at , 41 km from Bonneville Salt Flats. Mountain conditions may differ — this is a clue, not a forecast. Adjust sim time on site until conditions feel right.