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Jungfraujoch paragliding site and weather forecast

Live seven-day Alpine flying weather with launch direction, altitude and local site information for Jungfraujoch.

Altitude3,460 m
Launch directionsN
Coordinates46.5477, 7.9758
AreaSwiss Alps

Site briefing

Planning information for Jungfraujoch

Alpine flying overview

Jungfraujoch is a paragliding launch in the Swiss Alps. Its recorded elevation is 3,460 m and its mapped launch aspects are N. Compare the live forecast at launch with winds aloft, gusts, cloud base, rain and daylight before checking current local access and airspace information.

Take-off

High mountain site!! Appropriate level of experience is a MUST!

Access and parking

Train from Interlaken: https://www.jungfrau.ch/en-gb/jungfraujoch-top-of-europe/ >> pretty expensive; very early morning departures sometimes cheaper...

Local weather notes

>> WebcamJungfraujoch: https://www.jungfrau.ch/webcams/top-of-europe-jungfraujoch/ >> Wind (actual)): https://www.meteoswiss.admin.ch/home/measurement-values.html?param=messwerte-windgeschwindigkeit-kmh-10min&station=JUN&chart=hour >> Wind ( trend): http://www.meteocentrale.ch/de/europa/schweiz/wetter-jungfraujoch/details/S067300/#today

Flight rules

Airspaces in Switzerland are a tough subject, get all the info you can get before flying: http://www.flyland.ch. DABS (active danger areas etc): www.skybriefing.com/portal/ Many special regulations in force in this area to keep base jumpers, helicopters, paragliders etc separtated! (ie when landing in Interlaken)

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