Sites/Stanwell Park
DOSSIER · 967SITE · OCEANIA
34°13′25″S · 150°59′52″ELIVE CHART · OBSERVED 1400Z
Airworthy · 2+
OCEANIA · NSW · AUS

Stanwell Park

RidgeSimulatedFoot Launch
ELEV 183 M / 600 FT

Specimen Sheet · Vital Statistics

Launch Elev183 m
Launch Elev FT600 ft MSL
Min Hang RatingH2
Best Wind153° · 10–20 kt
Coordinates-34.2236° N
 150.9979° E

Classification · Terrain & Access

Foot Launch
§ 01CHART · LAUNCHES & LANDINGS

Field chart.

Launch point
Landing zone
Launch heading
1 LAUNCH · 1 LZ · ALT RANGE 3183 M

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

One of the premier flying sites in Australia. We have a unrivaled history stretching back to some of the first ever experiments in flight done by Lawrence Hargrave in the late 19th Century. Today, as then, we have the privilege of flying a beautiful stretch of the coastline between Sydney and Wollongong.

Has 1 different launch points. The best wind direction is 153.2 @ 10 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 EnvelopeSSE · 153° ±0°

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1020 kt
Primary · SSE · 153°
Envelope: 153° – 153° (±0°)
Preferred · 1015 ktWorkable · 1523 ktHazardous · >25 kt

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§ 07 · Location · Field CoordinatesWGS-84

Latitude-34.223593
Longitude150.997894
DMS · N34°13′25″S
DMS · E150°59′52″E
Altitude183 m
Altitude FT600 ft
UTM56H 315 582 E · 8 718 608 N

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FILE № 967 · CLOSED 2026·03·21
THE HANG GLIDING FILES · THGF
✎ SURVEYED · OCEANIA · AUS