Sites/Diamond Head
DOSSIER · 973SITE · NORTH AMERICA
21°15′35″N · 157°48′43″WLIVE CHART · OBSERVED 1358Z
Airworthy · H3+
NORTH AMERICA · HAWAII · USA

Diamond Head

RidgeSimulatedFoot Launch
ELEV 217 M / 713 FTTZ Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time

Specimen Sheet · Vital Statistics

Launch Elev217 m
Launch Elev FT713 ft MSL
Best Wind93° · 10–20 kt
Coordinates21.2596° N
 -157.8119° E

Classification · Terrain & Access

CliffBeachFoot LaunchTrail
§ 01CHART · LAUNCHES & LANDINGS

Field chart.

Launch point
Landing zone
Launch heading
1 LAUNCH · 1 LZ · ALT RANGE 5217 M

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

Diamond Head is a volcanic tuff cone on the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu. Its English name was given by British sailors in the 19th century, who named it for the calcite crystals on the adjacent beach.

Has 1 different launch points. The best wind direction is 93.3 @ 10 knts but many sites can be flown from multiple directions, so check before you fly.

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

§ 03 · Wind Window · Best Operating EnvelopeE · 093° ±0°

NSEWNESENWSW
1020 kt
Primary · E · 093°
Envelope: 093° – 093° (±0°)
Preferred · 1015 ktWorkable · 1523 ktHazardous · >25 kt

Chase the Wind

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

Honolulu Intl, HI, US

13:42 UTC

13 km from site

Wind

NE 40°

8 kt

Ceiling

FEW 0 ft

10+ sm vis

NE 40° · 8 kt · 13:42 UTC

Diamond HeadLaunchCrosswind (53°)

Select a time to check launches

Jan 21

Weather at , 13 km from Diamond Head. 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

Latitude21.259639
Longitude-157.811883
DMS · N21°15′35″N
DMS · E157°48′43″W
Altitude217 m
Altitude FT713 ft
Time ZoneHawaii-Aleutian Standard Time
UTM4Q 623 271 E · 2 526 873 N

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FILE № 973 · CLOSED 2026·03·21
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✎ SURVEYED · NORTH AMERICA · USA