Los Verdes
📍 Tarapaca , Provincia de Iquique · Nearest city: Iquique (23 km)
45 XC score / 100 · takeoff at 777 m · 📍 View on map
Coordinates and external links
-20.42680, -70.12760Forecast next days
Updated: 2026-04-21 01:46 UTC · Source: Open-Meteo · Thermal window 10:00–18:00 local time
Marginal conditions, cloud base ~219 m, wind 16 km/h.
base ~219m · wind 16 km/hMarginal conditions, cloud base ~270 m, wind 12 km/h.
base ~270m · wind 12 km/hMarginal conditions, cloud base ~281 m, wind 11 km/h.
base ~281m · wind 11 km/hComposite 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) | 2 | Low |
| Avg thermal probability | 0.72 | Based on thousands of aggregated IGC flights |
| Solar orientation | 0.50 | Slope faces north in southern hemisphere |
| Own flight history | 0.00 | Thermals detected in platform IGC tracks |
Real takeoff terrain
| SRTM elevation | 776 m AMSL |
| Average slope | 13.7° |
| Slope aspect | 289° (W) |
| Hemisphere | south — Orientation unfavorable for direct solar thermals |
Derived from SRTM 30m (NASA).
Takeoff description
huge... Wind indicator(s) available (Nov'19)
Rules and notes
close to IQQ airport: do NOT overfly the highway to the west!!!
Pilot comments
normally the aim is to fly back to IQQ
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