DOSSIER · 417SITE · EUROPE
49°41′24″N · 0°10′10″ELIVE CHART · OBSERVED 1218Z
Airworthy · H3+EUROPE · SEINE MARITIME · FRA
Etretat
ThermalRidgeReal SiteFoot Launch
ELEV 89 M / 292 FT
Specimen Sheet · Vital Statistics
Launch Elev89 m
Launch Elev FT292 ft MSL
Best Wind305° · 10–20 kt
Coordinates49.6901° N
0.1694° E
Classification · Terrain & Access
CliffBeachFoot LaunchRoad AccessTrail
§ 01CHART · LAUNCHES & LANDINGS
Field chart.
Launch point
Landing zone
Launch heading
1 LAUNCH · 1 LZ · ALT RANGE 89–95 M
§ 02 · Flying Conditions · Field NotesUpdated 2026·03·21
Launch a flight near the cliffs of Etretat.
This site is a hang gliding site that you can fly in the real world. Has 1 different launch points. The best wind direction is 305 @ 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 EnvelopeNW · 305° ±1°
10–20 kt
Primary · NW · 305°
Envelope: 304° – 306° (±1°)
Preferred · 10–15 ktWorkable · 15–23 ktHazardous · >25 kt
Chase the Wind
Real-time METAR data helps you find a good conditions window and set your MSFS world clock to match.
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§ 07 · Location · Field CoordinatesWGS-84
Latitude49.690079
Longitude0.169441
DMS · N49°41′24″N
DMS · E0°10′10″E
Altitude89 m
Altitude FT292 ft
UTM31U 295 855 E · 14 471 943 N
§ 09 · Recent Flights · Log Book
No flights logged at Etretat yet.
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Upload a flight →FILE № 417 · CLOSED 2026·03·21
THE HANG GLIDING FILES · THGF
✎ SURVEYED · EUROPE · FRA