Sites/Banff Gondola
DOSSIER · 575SITE · NORTH AMERICA
51°08′40″N · 115°34′28″WLIVE CHART · OBSERVED 1402Z
Airworthy · H3+
NORTH AMERICA · ALBERTA · CAN

Banff Gondola

ThermalRidgeXCSimulated
ELEV 2,249 M / 7,379 FT

Specimen Sheet · Vital Statistics

Launch Elev2,249 m
Launch Elev FT7,379 ft MSL
Best Wind70° · 10–20 kt
Coordinates51.1444° N
 -115.5745° E
§ 01CHART · LAUNCHES & LANDINGS

Field chart.

Launch point
Landing zone
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1 LAUNCH · 1 LZ · ALT RANGE 1,3792,249 M

§ 02 · Flying Conditions · Field NotesUpdated 2026·03·21

The Banff Gondola is located at the base of Sulphur Mountain at the end of Mountain Avenue in Banff, Alberta in the heart of the Canadian Rockies.

Has 1 different launch points. The best wind direction is 70 @ 10 knts but many sites can be flown from multiple directions, so check before you fly.

You can expect to find: thermal conditions ridge soaring conditions cross country potential , all dependent on current weather conditions.

§ 03 · Wind Window · Best Operating EnvelopeENE · 070° ±0°

NSEWNESENWSW
1020 kt
Primary · ENE · 070°
Envelope: 070° – 070° (±0°)
Preferred · 1015 ktWorkable · 1523 ktHazardous · >25 kt

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§ 07 · Location · Field CoordinatesWGS-84

Latitude51.144373
Longitude-115.574498
DMS · N51°08′40″N
DMS · E115°34′28″W
Altitude2,249 m
Altitude FT7,379 ft
UTM11U 599 714 E · 6 208 723 N

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FILE № 575 · CLOSED 2026·03·21
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✎ SURVEYED · NORTH AMERICA · CAN