Point Mugu
SW to W facing ridge site · 291 m takeoff
Overview
Point Mugu is a hill site in United States with a recorded launch elevation of 291 m. It works best in south-westerly and westerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch.
- Contact John Thee or Claude Fiset to access the site. It is a military zone, please do not fly during the week, do not fly past the PCH, do not fly by to the Microwave towers (you could grow a third nipple!). Source: ParaglidingEarth
When to go
Flyable days per month in a typical year.
Flyable days for Point Mugu 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
- LAX Los Angeles International Airport64 km
- BUR Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport66 km
- HHR Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport71 km
Where to stay
The nearest towns, for a bed, food and a lift to takeoff.
- Port Hueneme12 km awayBooking.comAirbnb
- Camarillo13 km awayBooking.comAirbnb
- Oxnard14 km away · cityBooking.comAirbnb
Things to do
For the days the wind is wrong: places worth a visit within 10 km of Point Mugu.
Flying nearby
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Takeoff, landing, rules, the hour by hour forecast and live wind are in the site details on the map.
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