Sites/Rainbow Beach
DOSSIER · 510SITE · OCEANIA
25°54′56″S · 153°05′54″ELIVE CHART · OBSERVED 1359Z
Airworthy · 1+
OCEANIA · QUEENSLAND · AUS

Rainbow Beach

RidgeSimulatedFoot Launch
ELEV 112 M / 366 FTTZ E. Australia Standard Time

Specimen Sheet · Vital Statistics

Launch Elev112 m
Launch Elev FT366 ft MSL
Min Hang RatingH1
Best Wind90° · 0–0 kt
Coordinates-25.9155° N
 153.0983° E

Classification · Terrain & Access

Foot Launch
§ 01CHART · LAUNCHES & LANDINGS

Field chart.

Launch point
Landing zone
Launch heading
1 LAUNCH · 1 LZ · ALT RANGE 112112 M

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

Beach soaring in the remote areas of Queensland. Easy launch from a huge sand dune next to the ocean. Be sure and only fly when there is enough wind to top land

Has 1 different launch points. The best wind direction is 90 @ 0 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 EnvelopeE · 090° ±0°

NSEWNESENWSW
00 kt
Primary · E · 090°
Envelope: 090° – 090° (±0°)
Preferred · 00 ktWorkable · 03 ktHazardous · >5 kt

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§ 07 · Location · Field CoordinatesWGS-84

Latitude-25.915493
Longitude153.098294
DMS · N25°54′56″S
DMS · E153°05′54″E
Altitude112 m
Altitude FT366 ft
Time ZoneE. Australia Standard Time
UTM56J 509 844 E · 7 133 682 N

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FILE № 510 · CLOSED 2026·03·21
THE HANG GLIDING FILES · THGF
✎ SURVEYED · OCEANIA · AUS