Sites/Channing hill - Benicia
DOSSIER · 350SITE · NORTH AMERICA
38°05′52″N · 122°10′50″WLIVE CHART · OBSERVED 1404Z
Airworthy · 2+
NORTH AMERICA · CALIFORNIA · USA

Channing hill - Benicia

ThermalRidgeSimulated
ELEV 208 M / 683 FTTZ Pacific Daylight Time

Specimen Sheet · Vital Statistics

Launch Elev208 m
Launch Elev FT683 ft MSL
Min Hang RatingH2
Best Wind0° · 0–0 kt
Coordinates38.0977° N
 -122.1805° E
§ 01CHART · LAUNCHES & LANDINGS

Field chart.

Launch point
Landing zone
Launch heading
1 LAUNCH · 1 LZ · ALT RANGE 208208 M

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

Channing hill Park. Go through the park, up hill, follow the track up up up and to the left at the top until you find a bench at the top of the hill, walk down a few yards and enjoy the flight on this site.

Has 1 different launch points. The best wind direction is 0 @ 0 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 , all dependent on current weather conditions.

§ 03 · Wind Window · Best Operating EnvelopeN · 000° ±0°

NSEWNESENWSW
00 kt
Primary · N · 000°
Envelope: 000° – 000° (±0°)
Preferred · 00 ktWorkable · 03 ktHazardous · >5 kt

Chase the Wind

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

Napa Cnty Arpt, CA, US

13:43 UTC

15 km from site

Wind

NNE 20°

3 kt

Ceiling

Clear

10+ sm vis

NNE 20° · 3 kt · 13:43 UTC

Channing hill - Benicia LaunchOver the back (117°)

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Jan 21

Weather at , 15 km from Channing hill - Benicia. 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

Latitude38.097652
Longitude-122.180466
DMS · N38°05′52″N
DMS · E122°10′50″W
Altitude208 m
Altitude FT683 ft
Time ZonePacific Daylight Time
UTM10S 571 858 E · 4 291 114 N

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FILE № 350 · CLOSED 2026·03·21
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✎ SURVEYED · NORTH AMERICA · USA