Sites/Harras of Dhamar Volcano
DOSSIER · 587SITE · MIDDLE EAST
14°34′21″N · 44°39′39″ELIVE CHART · OBSERVED 1403Z
Airworthy · 3+
MIDDLE EAST · SANA · YEM

Harras of Dhamar Volcano

ThermalSimulatedFoot Launch
ELEV 3,196 M / 10,486 FT

Specimen Sheet · Vital Statistics

Launch Elev3,196 m
Launch Elev FT10,486 ft MSL
Min Hang RatingH3
Best Wind114° · 10–20 kt
Coordinates14.5726° N
 44.6608° E

Classification · Terrain & Access

Foot Launch
§ 01CHART · LAUNCHES & LANDINGS

Field chart.

Launch point
Landing zone
Launch heading
1 LAUNCH · 3 LZs · ALT RANGE 2,6823,196 M

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

Harras of Dhamar volcano has its name from a large lava field around the town Dhamar 100 km SE of Yemen's capital Sana'a. The lava flows belong to a large volcanic field, stretches 80 km to the east and consists of young stratovolcanoes, cones, and basaltic lava flows overlying older rhyolite flows. The only eruption on the Arabian peninsula occurred from Harras of Dhamar volcano is the probable source of the only known eruption on the Arabian peninsula in the 20th century, in 1937.

Has 1 different launch points. The best wind direction is 114.1 @ 10 knts but many sites can be flown from multiple directions, so check before you fly.

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

§ 03 · Wind Window · Best Operating EnvelopeESE · 114° ±0°

NSEWNESENWSW
1020 kt
Primary · ESE · 114°
Envelope: 114° – 114° (±0°)
Preferred · 1015 ktWorkable · 1523 ktHazardous · >25 kt

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§ 07 · Location · Field CoordinatesWGS-84

Latitude14.572576
Longitude44.660835
DMS · N14°34′21″N
DMS · E44°39′39″E
Altitude3,196 m
Altitude FT10,486 ft
UTM38P 463 466 E · 1 611 695 N

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FILE № 587 · CLOSED 2026·03·21
THE HANG GLIDING FILES · THGF
✎ SURVEYED · MIDDLE EAST · YEM