Sky park Utsunomiya

📍 Tochigi · Nearest city: Kanuma (8 km)

49 XC score / 100 · takeoff at 466 m · 📍 View on map

Coordinates and external links
Lat / Lng: 36.61810, 139.76100
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Forecast next days

Updated: 2026-05-02 16:25 UTC · Source: Open-Meteo · Thermal window 10:00–18:00 local time

2026-05-0465/100

Flyable day, decent conditions, cloud base ~309 m, wind 9 km/h, precipitation 0.6 mm.

base ~309m · wind 9 km/h · precip 0.6mm
2026-05-0540/100

Marginal conditions, cloud base ~1802 m, wind 12 km/h.

base ~1802m · wind 12 km/h

Composite flyability score (CAPE + LI + wind + precip + low clouds). Cross-check with local pilots before flying.

🌬 Daily wind (next days)

05-04
← 8
km/h medio
05-05
↑ 12
km/h medio

Daily summary (10m wind). Full hour × altitude chart is being added progressively.

Takeoff orientations

NNEESE SSWWNW

Green = good orientation · Yellow = possible · Gray = not suitable

🗓️ Best season to fly (2024 climatology)

Monthly climate score: historical avg of temp, wind, rain and cloud cover. Green = optimal month.

Jan
73
6°C
Feb
60
7°C
Mar
45
9°C
Apr
68
18°C
May
60
21°C
Jun
60
24°C
Jul
53
28°C
Aug
53
30°C
Sep
75
26°C
Oct
60
20°C
Nov
73
14°C
Dec
80
8°C

Best month: Dec (80/100, 8°C, 6mm lluvia) · Worst month: Mar (45/100, 165mm lluvia)

☀️ Sun times (local · Asia/Tokyo)
Best flying hours: thermals start ~2h after sunrise, peak at solar noon, glass-off from golden hour
Sunrise: 04:57
Solar noon: 11:39
Golden hour: 17:21 (last thermal + glass-off)
Sunset: 18:21
Day: 13.4 h daylight hours

Why this site has thermal potential

FactorValueInterpretation
Hotspot density (5 km)3 Medium
Avg thermal probability0.85 Based on thousands of aggregated IGC flights
Solar orientation0.45 Slope faces south in northern hemisphere
Own flight history0.00 Thermals detected in platform IGC tracks

Takeoff description

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Nearby sites

Ohira Sky Club (55) · Mt Itajiki Hangglider Area (56) · Soratopia (aka Ashio / Ashio-san) (61) · Ibaraki (Air Park COO) (58) · Minakami ('Grand-Volee') (54) · Tsukuba -NiihariKomachi (54)

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Information derived from public data (ParaglidingEarth, kk7). Before flying: contact local pilots, check the METAR of the nearest airport and review today's forecast.