Sites/Cusco
DOSSIER · 202SITE · SOUTH AMERICA
13°27′27″S · 72°00′25″WLIVE CHART · OBSERVED 1357Z
Airworthy · 2+
SOUTH AMERICA · CUSCO · PER

Cusco

SimulatedFoot Launch
ELEV 4,439 M / 14,563 FT

Specimen Sheet · Vital Statistics

Launch Elev4,439 m
Launch Elev FT14,563 ft MSL
Min Hang RatingH2
Best Wind262° · 10–20 kt
Coordinates-13.4574° N
 -72.0069° E

Classification · Terrain & Access

Foot Launch
§ 01CHART · LAUNCHES & LANDINGS

Field chart.

Launch point
Landing zone
Launch heading
3 LAUNCHES · 3 LZs · ALT RANGE 3,0364,804 M

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

Cusco is a city in southeastern Peru near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cusco Region and of the Cusco Province. The city is the seventh most populous in Peru; in 2017, it had a population of 428,450. I ts elevation is around 3,400 m (11,200 ft).

The city was the capital of the Inca Empire from the 13th century until the 16th-century Spanish conquest. In 1983, Cusco was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO with the title "City of Cuzco". It has become a major tourist destination, hosting nearly 2 million visitors a year. The Constitution of Peru (1993) designates it as the Historical Capital of Peru

Has 3 different launch points. The best wind direction is 262 @ 10 knts but many sites can be flown from multiple directions, so check before you fly.

You can expect to find: , all dependent on current weather conditions.

§ 03 · Wind Window · Best Operating EnvelopeW · 262° ±0°

NSEWNESENWSW
1020 kt
Primary · W · 262°
Envelope: 262° – 262° (±0°)
Preferred · 1015 ktWorkable · 1523 ktHazardous · >25 kt

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§ 07 · Location · Field CoordinatesWGS-84

Latitude-13.457372
Longitude-72.006899
DMS · N13°27′27″S
DMS · E72°00′25″W
Altitude4,439 m
Altitude FT14,563 ft
UTM18L 824 104 E · 11 747 000 N

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FILE № 202 · CLOSED 2026·03·21
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✎ SURVEYED · SOUTH AMERICA · PER