Hakuba -Happo One
📍 Nagano , Kitaazumi Gun · Nearest city: Hakuba (4 km)
20 XC score / 100 · takeoff at 1395 m · 📍 View on map
Coordinates and external links
36.69740, 137.81600Forecast next days
Updated: 2026-04-21 02:20 UTC · Source: Open-Meteo · Thermal window 10:00–18:00 local time
Marginal conditions, cloud base ~1451 m, wind 19 km/h.
base ~1451m · wind 19 km/hMarginal conditions, cloud base ~1933 m, wind 9 km/h.
base ~1933m · wind 9 km/hNot recommended for flying, cloud base ~693 m, wind 9 km/h, precipitation 9.4 mm.
base ~693m · wind 9 km/h · precip 9.4mmComposite flyability score (CAPE + LI + wind + precip + low clouds). Cross-check with local pilots before flying.
🌬 Daily wind (next days)
Daily summary (10m wind). Full hour × altitude chart is being added progressively.
Takeoff orientations
Green = good orientation · Yellow = possible · Gray = not suitable
Why this site has thermal potential
| Factor | Value | Interpretation |
|---|---|---|
| Hotspot density (5 km) | 0 | Low |
| Avg thermal probability | 0.00 | Based on thousands of aggregated IGC flights |
| Solar orientation | 0.57 | Slope faces south in northern hemisphere |
| Own flight history | 0.00 | Thermals detected in platform IGC tracks |
Takeoff description
Different TO's available: coordinates given for 'Gondola TO': just outside first section of gondola. - HG-TO: by top of second section - competition TO (PG) (> see pix)
Rules and notes
You have to go through a local PG school, in order to be allowed to fly here (as in most of JPN flight areas!) - http://www.x-stage.co.jp/ELS/pg/ - http://www.geocities.jp/skyblue_pgs/ Visitor Fee: 2600Â¥/day + 860Â¥/gondolatrip
Pilot comments
very interesting flight area, which often holds competitions, ie Pre-PWC 2008
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