Sites/Hensons Gap
DOSSIER · 900SITE · NORTH AMERICA
35°20′56″N · 85°19′55″WLIVE CHART · OBSERVED 1401Z
Airworthy · 2+
NORTH AMERICA · TENNESSEE · USA

Hensons Gap

ThermalRidgeXCSimulatedFoot Launch
ELEV 719 M / 2,358 FTTZ Central Daylight Time

Specimen Sheet · Vital Statistics

Launch Elev719 m
Launch Elev FT2,358 ft MSL
Min Hang RatingH2
Best Wind313° · 10–20 kt
Coordinates35.3488° N
 -85.3320° E

Classification · Terrain & Access

Foot Launch
§ 01CHART · LAUNCHES & LANDINGS

Field chart.

Launch point
Landing zone
Launch heading
1 LAUNCH · 1 LZ · ALT RANGE 270719 M

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

Hensons Gap is a hang gliding site owned by the Tennessee Tree Toppers, a club of hang gliding and paragliding pilots and friends working together to preserve free flight in the beautiful Sequatchie Valley of Southeast Tennessee

Has 1 different launch points. The best wind direction is 312.5 @ 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 cross country potential , all dependent on current weather conditions.

§ 03 · Wind Window · Best Operating EnvelopeNW · 313° ±0°

NSEWNESENWSW
1020 kt
Primary · NW · 313°
Envelope: 313° – 313° (±0°)
Preferred · 1015 ktWorkable · 1523 ktHazardous · >25 kt

Chase the Wind

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

Chattanooga Metro, TN, US

13:43 UTC

37 km from site

Wind

S 190°

10 G17 kt

Ceiling

OVC 0 ft

7 sm vis

S 190° · 10 G17 kt · 13:43 UTC

Big Radial RampOver the back (138°)

Select a time to check launches

Jan 21

Weather at , 37 km from Hensons Gap. 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

Latitude35.348849
Longitude-85.332013
DMS · N35°20′56″N
DMS · E85°19′55″W
Altitude719 m
Altitude FT2,358 ft
Time ZoneCentral Daylight Time
UTM16S 651 565 E · 5 145 558 N

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FILE № 900 · CLOSED 2026·03·21
THE HANG GLIDING FILES · THGF
✎ SURVEYED · NORTH AMERICA · USA