Sites/Eigg
DOSSIER · 642SITE · EUROPE
56°53′05″N · 6°10′33″WLIVE CHART · OBSERVED 1357Z
Airworthy · 3+
EUROPE · SCOTLAND · UK

Eigg

ThermalRidgeSimulated
ELEV 334 M / 1,095 FT

Specimen Sheet · Vital Statistics

Launch Elev334 m
Launch Elev FT1,095 ft MSL
Min Hang RatingH3
Best Wind33° · 10–20 kt
Coordinates56.8847° N
 -6.1760° E
§ 01CHART · LAUNCHES & LANDINGS

Field chart.

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1 LAUNCH · 1 LZ · ALT RANGE 19334 M

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

Eigg is one of the Small Isles in the Scottish Inner Hebrides. It lies to the south of the Isle of Skye and to the north of the Ardnamurchan peninsula. Eigg is 9 kilometres (5+1⁄2 miles) long from north to south, and 5 km (3 mi) east to west. With an area of 12 sq mi (31 km2), it is the second-largest of the Small Isles after Rùm. Eigg generates virtually all of its electricity using renewable energy

Has 1 different launch points. The best wind direction is 33.4 @ 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 EnvelopeNNE · 033° ±0°

NSEWNESENWSW
1020 kt
Primary · NNE · 033°
Envelope: 033° – 033° (±0°)
Preferred · 1015 ktWorkable · 1523 ktHazardous · >25 kt

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§ 07 · Location · Field CoordinatesWGS-84

Latitude56.884729
Longitude-6.175964
DMS · N56°53′05″N
DMS · E6°10′33″W
Altitude334 m
Altitude FT1,095 ft
UTM29V 672 056 E · 11 916 709 N

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FILE № 642 · CLOSED 2026·03·21
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✎ SURVEYED · EUROPE · UK