Sites/Lauterbrunnen
DOSSIER · 043SITE · EUROPE
46°33′42″N · 7°51′27″ELIVE CHART · OBSERVED 1402Z
Airworthy · H3+
EUROPE · BERN · CHE

Lauterbrunnen

ThermalRidgeXCSimulatedFoot Launch
ELEV 2,677 M / 8,781 FT

Specimen Sheet · Vital Statistics

Launch Elev2,677 m
Launch Elev FT8,781 ft MSL
Best Wind121° · 10–20 kt
Coordinates46.5618° N
 7.8576° E

Classification · Terrain & Access

Foot Launch
§ 01CHART · LAUNCHES & LANDINGS

Field chart.

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Landing zone
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2 LAUNCHES · 1 LZ · ALT RANGE 7932,677 M

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

Lauterbrunnen is a village and municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is notably overlooked by the Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau and many other high peaks. The valley, drained by the White Lütschine, comprehends the Soustal, the Sefinental and the upper Lauterbrunnen Valley with Untersteinberg. The valley includes several glaciers. Together with the adjacent valley of Grindelwald, the Lauterbrunnen Valley forms part of the Jungfrau Region of the Bernese Oberland, between Interlaken and the main crest of the Bernese Alps.

Has 2 different launch points. The best wind direction is 121 @ 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 EnvelopeESE · 121° ±0°

NSEWNESENWSW
1020 kt
Primary · ESE · 121°
Envelope: 121° – 121° (±0°)
Preferred · 1015 ktWorkable · 1523 ktHazardous · >25 kt

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§ 07 · Location · Field CoordinatesWGS-84

Latitude46.561771
Longitude7.857587
DMS · N46°33′42″N
DMS · E7°51′27″E
Altitude2,677 m
Altitude FT8,781 ft
UTM32T 412 440 E · 5 419 251 N

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FILE № 043 · CLOSED 2026·03·21
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