Pacatuba

📍 Ceara , Pacatuba · Nearest city: Pacatuba (6 km)

39 XC score / 100 · takeoff at 102 m · 📍 View on map

Coordinates and external links
Lat / Lng: -3.93470, -38.61200
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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
66
32°C
Feb
38
30°C
Mar
38
30°C
Apr
38
30°C
May
43
30°C
Jun
58
29°C
Jul
71
30°C
Aug
78
32°C
Sep
63
33°C
Oct
73
32°C
Nov
73
32°C
Dec
76
32°C

Best month: Aug (78/100, 32°C, 8mm lluvia) · Worst month: Apr (38/100, 250mm lluvia)

☀️ Sun times (local · America/Fortaleza)
Best flying hours: thermals start ~2h after sunrise, peak at solar noon, glass-off from golden hour
Sunrise: 05:32
Solar noon: 11:32
Golden hour: 16:32 (last thermal + glass-off)
Sunset: 17:32
Day: 12.0 h daylight hours

Why this site has thermal potential

FactorValueInterpretation
Hotspot density (5 km)2 Low
Avg thermal probability0.81 Based on thousands of aggregated IGC flights
Solar orientation0.25 Slope faces north in southern hemisphere
Own flight history0.00 Thermals detected in platform IGC tracks

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Takeoff description

The Ububu slope is situated in the city of Pacatuba, only 30 km from the center of Fortaleza-Ceará- Brazil. The take-off is at a height of 130 mts in reference to the surrounding flat ground. Good all year round, more or less constant wind. Decolagem a 120 de desn�vel em rampa de grama de 40 metros de largura. F�cil decolagem pois a dire��o do vento � praticamente constante pela maior parte do ano.

Nearby sites

Itacima (35) · Acarape (30) · Guaramiranga - Aratuba (14) · Quixada - Morro do Urucum (57) · Canoa Quebrada (CE) (14) · Pedra dos Ventos (42)

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