Sites/Ol Doinyo Lengai
DOSSIER · 396SITE · AFRICA
2°45′33″S · 35°54′57″ELIVE CHART · OBSERVED 1402Z
Airworthy · H3+
AFRICA · ARUSHA · TZA

Ol Doinyo Lengai

ThermalXCSimulatedFoot LaunchHigh Altitude
ELEV 2,817 M / 9,242 FTTZ Africa/Dar_es_Salaam

Specimen Sheet · Vital Statistics

Launch Elev2,817 m
Launch Elev FT9,242 ft MSL
Best Wind73° · 10–20 kt
Coordinates-2.7593° N
 35.9157° E

Classification · Terrain & Access

High AlpineLoose RockHigh DesertJungleFoot LaunchHelicopter
§ 01CHART · LAUNCHES & LANDINGS

Field chart.

Launch point
Landing zone
Launch heading
1 LAUNCH · 1 LZ · ALT RANGE 8412,817 M

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

Ol Doinyo Lengai is an active volcano in northern Tanzania. It consists of a volcanic cone with two craters, the northern of which has erupted during historical time. Uniquely for volcanoes on Earth, it has erupted natrocarbonatite, an unusually low temperature and highly fluid type of magma.

Eruptions in 2007–2008 affected the surrounding region.

Has 1 different launch points. The best wind direction is 73.2 @ 10 knts but many sites can be flown from multiple directions, so check before you fly.

You can expect to find: thermal conditions high altitude conditions cross country potential , all dependent on current weather conditions.

§ 03 · Wind Window · Best Operating EnvelopeENE · 073° ±0°

NSEWNESENWSW
1020 kt
Primary · ENE · 073°
Envelope: 073° – 073° (±0°)
Preferred · 1015 ktWorkable · 1523 ktHazardous · >25 kt

Chase the Wind

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

Arusha Arpt, AR, TZ

13:42 UTC

104 km from site

Wind

ESE 120°

4 kt

Ceiling

FEW 0 ft

6+ sm vis

ESE 120° · 4 kt · 13:42 UTC

Ol Doinyo Lengai LaunchCrosswind (47°)

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Jan 21

Weather at , 104 km from Ol Doinyo Lengai. 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

Latitude-2.759294
Longitude35.915740
DMS · N2°45′33″S
DMS · E35°54′57″E
Altitude2,817 m
Altitude FT9,242 ft
Time ZoneAfrica/Dar_es_Salaam
UTM36M 824 216 E · 9 827 665 N

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FILE № 396 · CLOSED 2026·03·21
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