Sites/Cainville
DOSSIER · 388SITE · NORTH AMERICA
38°26′13″N · 110°54′49″WLIVE CHART · OBSERVED 1400Z
Airworthy · 4+
NORTH AMERICA · UTAH · USA

Cainville

ThermalRidgeXCSimulatedFoot Launch
ELEV 1,936 M / 6,353 FTTZ America/Denver

Specimen Sheet · Vital Statistics

Launch Elev1,936 m
Launch Elev FT6,353 ft MSL
Min Hang RatingH4
Best Wind139° · 10–20 kt
Coordinates38.4370° N
 -110.9137° E

Classification · Terrain & Access

CliffLoose RockDesertFoot LaunchTrailHelicopter
§ 01CHART · LAUNCHES & LANDINGS

Field chart.

Launch point
Landing zone
Launch heading
4 LAUNCHES · 3 LZs · ALT RANGE 1,3871,936 M

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

Caineville is an unincorporated community in central Wayne County, Utah, United States. The community is located east of Capitol Reef National Park and west of Hanksville, along the Fremont River and Utah State Route 24. The settlement was named after John Thomas Caine and was founded by Elijah Cutler Behunin, whom the LDS Church sent there in 1882 to open the area for settlement

Has 4 different launch points. The best wind direction is 139.2 @ 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.

Utah desert conditions

§ 03 · Wind Window · Best Operating EnvelopeSE · 139° ±0°

NSEWNESENWSW
1020 kt
Primary · SE · 139°
Envelope: 139° – 139° (±0°)

Utah desert conditions

Preferred · 1015 ktWorkable · 1523 ktHazardous · >25 kt

Chase the Wind

Nearest weather station to Cainville. Select any row to see which launches are in wind, then set your MSFS world clock to that UTC time.

Hanksville Arpt, UT, US

13:43 UTC

18 km from site

Wind

Calm

0 kt

Ceiling

Clear

10+ sm vis

Calm · 0 kt · 13:43 UTC

Factory Butte LaunchCalm / Var
Hidden Splendor LaunchCalm / Var
North Cainville Mesa LaunchCalm / Var
South Cainville Mesa LaunchCalm / Var

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Jan 21

Weather at , 18 km from Cainville. Mountain conditions may differ — this is a clue, not a forecast. Adjust sim time on site until conditions feel right.

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§ 07 · Location · Field CoordinatesWGS-84

Latitude38.436999
Longitude-110.913694
DMS · N38°26′13″N
DMS · E110°54′49″W
Altitude1,936 m
Altitude FT6,353 ft
Time ZoneAmerica/Denver
UTM12S 507 532 E · 4 254 315 N

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FILE № 388 · CLOSED 2026·03·21
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✎ SURVEYED · NORTH AMERICA · USA