North America · California, USA
Fort Funston
v1.0 · BETA
About
Fort Funston is one of the best places on the planet to hang glide. Consistently flyable winds year round, easy access from all over the SF Bay Area, a variety of challenging and rewarding weather conditions, convenient top landing, and the near-mythical Funston Convergence make it an all-around favorite.
Launch Points (1)
Launch
Cliff launch but an easy on
Landing Zones (1)
Top Landing
Very large top landing area and is the primary LZ. Beware of the rotor on this site when approaching this LZ
Flying Conditions
Has 1 different launch points. The best wind direction is 224 @ 0 knts but many sites can be flown from multiple directions, so check before you fly. You can expect to find: ridge soaring conditions , all dependent on current weather conditions.
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Location
- Latitude
- 37.713815
- Longitude
- -122.503037
- Altitude
- 54 m / 177 ft
- Time Zone
- Pacific Daylight Time
Conditions
- Min Hang Rating
- H2
- Best Wind Dir
- SW (224°)
- Weather Station
- KSFO
Chase the Wind
Nearest weather station to Fort Funston. Select any row to see which launches are in wind, then set your MSFS world clock to that UTC time.
San Francisco Intl, CA, US
13:13 UTC
16 km from site
Wind
WNW 290°
15 kt
Ceiling
SCT 0 ft
10+ sm vis
WNW 290° · 15 kt · 13:13 UTC
Select a time to check launches
Jan 21
Weather at , 16 km from Fort Funston. Mountain conditions may differ — this is a clue, not a forecast. Adjust sim time on site until conditions feel right.