Sites/Commodore
DOSSIER · 198SITE · NORTH AMERICA
40°23′26″N · 112°17′06″WLIVE CHART · OBSERVED 1357Z
Airworthy · H3+
NORTH AMERICA · UTAH · USA

Commodore

ThermalRidgeSimulatedFoot Launch
ELEV 2,682 M / 8,798 FTTZ Mountain Daylight Time

Specimen Sheet · Vital Statistics

Launch Elev2,682 m
Launch Elev FT8,798 ft MSL
Best Wind331° · 10–20 kt
Coordinates40.3905° N
 -112.2849° E

Classification · Terrain & Access

Foot Launch
§ 01CHART · LAUNCHES & LANDINGS

Field chart.

Launch point
Landing zone
Launch heading
2 LAUNCHES · 1 LZ · ALT RANGE 1,6902,682 M

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

Bald Mountain. From the Stockton General Store in downtown Stockton, head east-southeast on Silver Avenue / Copper Street about 2 miles, where the 2-lane blacktop ends and a dirt trail begins. This trail is variously labeled South Copper Street or Soldier Canyon Road. From the beginning of this dirt trail to Commodore’s Lower Launch is 5 miles. Another 2 miles takes you to Commodore’s Upper Launch. Most of the trail to launch is on BLM land, but you will traverse private property as well.

Leave all gates as you found them.

Has 2 different launch points. The best wind direction is 331.4 @ 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 , all dependent on current weather conditions.

§ 03 · Wind Window · Best Operating EnvelopeNNW · 331° ±0°

NSEWNESENWSW
1020 kt
Primary · NNW · 331°
Envelope: 331° – 331° (±0°)
Preferred · 1015 ktWorkable · 1523 ktHazardous · >25 kt

Chase the Wind

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

Tooele Valley Arpt, UT, US

13:43 UTC

25 km from site

Wind

SSW 200°

8 kt

Ceiling

Clear

7 sm vis

SSW 200° · 8 kt · 13:43 UTC

Lower LaunchCrosswind (52°)
Upper LaunchOver the back (131°)

Select a time to check launches

Jan 21

Weather at , 25 km from Commodore. 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

Latitude40.390454
Longitude-112.284923
DMS · N40°23′26″N
DMS · E112°17′06″W
Altitude2,682 m
Altitude FT8,798 ft
Time ZoneMountain Daylight Time
UTM12T 390 945 E · 4 923 257 N

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FILE № 198 · CLOSED 2026·03·21
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✎ SURVEYED · NORTH AMERICA · USA