Sites/Kitty Hawk - Jockeys Ridge
DOSSIER · 126SITE · NORTH AMERICA
35°57′30″N · 75°38′07″WLIVE CHART · OBSERVED 1404Z
Airworthy · 1+
NORTH AMERICA · NORTH CAROLINA · USA

Kitty Hawk - Jockeys Ridge

RidgeSimulatedFoot Launch
ELEV 19 M / 62 FTTZ Eastern Daylight Time

Specimen Sheet · Vital Statistics

Launch Elev19 m
Launch Elev FT62 ft MSL
Min Hang RatingH1
Best Wind250° · 25–30 kt
Coordinates35.9585° N
 -75.6354° E

Classification · Terrain & Access

Foot Launch
§ 01CHART · LAUNCHES & LANDINGS

Field chart.

Launch point
Landing zone
Launch heading
1 LAUNCH · 1 LZ · ALT RANGE 319 M

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

Sand dune where first flight was done

Has 1 different launch points. The best wind direction is 250 @ 25 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 EnvelopeWSW · 250° ±0°

NSEWNESENWSW
2530 kt
Primary · WSW · 250°
Envelope: 250° – 250° (±0°)
Preferred · 2528 ktWorkable · 2833 ktHazardous · >35 kt

Chase the Wind

Nearest weather station to Kitty Hawk - Jockeys Ridge. Select any row to see which launches are in wind, then set your MSFS world clock to that UTC time.

First Flight Airport, NC, US

13:43 UTC

7 km from site

Wind

NW 310°

7 kt

Ceiling

Clear

10+ sm vis

NW 310° · 7 kt · 13:43 UTC

LaunchCrosswind (71°)

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Jan 21

Weather at , 7 km from Kitty Hawk - Jockeys Ridge. 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

Latitude35.958462
Longitude-75.635407
DMS · N35°57′30″N
DMS · E75°38′07″W
Altitude19 m
Altitude FT62 ft
Time ZoneEastern Daylight Time
UTM18S 442 702 E · 4 005 721 N

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FILE № 126 · CLOSED 2026·03·21
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✎ SURVEYED · NORTH AMERICA · USA