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Carpinteria Launch

Ridge site · 43 m takeoff

Overview

Carpinteria Launch is a hill site in United States with a recorded launch elevation of 43 m. No launch directions are recorded yet. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch.

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Carpinteria Launch are on the way. We are scoring ten years of weather for every site, month by month, against this site, its region and the sites around it.

Getting there

Nearest airports

  • SBA Santa Barbara Municipal Airport33 km
  • BUR Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport105 km
  • SMX Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field106 km

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Carpinteria Launch; most takeoffs are reached by shuttle, cable car or a ride from a local pilot.

Things to do

For the days the wind is wrong: places worth a visit within 10 km of Carpinteria Launch.

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Flying nearby

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Flying Carpinteria Launch?

Takeoff, landing, rules, the hour by hour forecast and live wind are in the site details on the map.

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Sources

Short extracts from ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.