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SE Ottawa tow road

Ottawa, KS
38.4401°, -95.2121° Directions ↗
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Showing Paragliding. Switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
Medium confidence · · Run: HRRR
Rain likely — 59% chance, 0.00"/hr
NESW 77° ENE
Flyability score
0
/100 · paragliding
Wind
8
mph base
Gusts
9
mph
Temp
74°
F
Dew point
71°
F
Elevation
1,033
ft MSL
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What we look for at SE Ottawa tow road

Wind direction

Any direction (tow launch)

Ideal speed

0–8 mph

Ceiling · Paragliding

≤ 19 mph base · gusts ≤ 23

Top of the range for paragliding (any rating). Switch wings up top to compare. Hang gliders hold roughly 10 mph more than paragliders.

Static/payout tow road in flat SE-Kansas farmland (Soar Kansas territory). Reclassified from mis-imported foot-launch — 2026-07-16 audit.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Sunday Flyable flyable 2pm–6pm 🌅 sunset 7:31 PM
7a
3g7
WSW
8a
7g13
S
9a
4g5
NE
10a
7g7
ESE
11a
0g8
SE
12p
7g9
ESE
1p
8g9
ENE
2p
13g17
ENE
3p
8g11
ENE
4p
5g7
ESE
5p
7g8
ESE
6p
9g12
SE
7p
6g11
SE
Flyable 2pm–7pm — best around 7am: 3 mph WSW, gusts 7. 5 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 7pm — smooth, light SE ~6 mph, clear evening sky, weak daytime heating.
– Light, smooth wind✓ Straight in the window– Wind dying off into evening✓ Clear skies (radiative cooling)– Day built a thermal layer
Monday Caution workable 7am 🌅 sunset 7:30 PM
7a
11g17
ESE
8a
11g19
ESE
9a
12g20
SE
10a
12g26
S
11a
15g31
S
12p
16g31
SSW
1p
18g31
SSW
2p
19g28
SSW
3p
20g30
SSW
4p
22g31
SSW
5p
21g31
SSW
6p
18g30
SSW
7p
13g19
S
Borderline only 7am — best around 7am: 11 mph ESE, gusts 17. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Tuesday Caution workable 12pm–1pm 🌅 sunset 7:28 PM
7a
12g22
SSW
8a
7g17
SSW
9a
2g12
S
10a
1g9
NE
11a
1g10
SSW
12p
4g12
SW
1p
7g14
SW
2p
6g13
SW
3p
5g12
SW
4p
2g11
WSW
5p
3g12
N
6p
7g14
NNE
7p
11g16
NNE
Borderline only 12pm–1pm — best around 10am: 1 mph NE, gusts 9. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Wednesday Slim window flyable 7am 🌅 sunset 7:27 PM
7a
6g10
ESE
8a
6g11
SE
9a
6g12
SE
10a
7g13
SSE
11a
8g15
S
12p
10g18
S
1p
11g20
S
2p
12g21
SSW
3p
12g22
SSW
4p
12g21
SSW
5p
10g19
S
6p
7g15
S
7p
6g13
SSE
Flyable 7am–9am — best around 7am: 6 mph ESE, gusts 10. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline.
Thursday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:25 PM
7a
5g13
S
8a
6g14
S
9a
6g15
SSE
10a
6g15
SSE
11a
5g15
SSE
12p
4g14
S
1p
4g14
SSW
2p
3g14
SW
3p
1g15
WSW
4p
0g15
NW
5p
1g14
E
6p
3g13
ESE
7p
4g13
ESE
No usable window today.
Friday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:23 PM
7a
5g20
E
8a
6g21
ESE
9a
7g22
ESE
10a
7g23
ESE
11a
7g23
SE
12p
7g22
SSE
1p
8g23
SSE
2p
9g26
S
3p
10g30
S
4p
10g32
S
5p
9g30
S
6p
7g27
SSE
7p
6g23
SSE
No usable window today.
Saturday Caution workable 7am–9am 🌅 sunset 7:22 PM
7a
9g15
SSW
8a
10g17
SSW
9a
12g19
SSW
10a
13g21
SW
11a
14g24
SW
12p
15g26
SW
1p
16g27
SW
2p
15g28
SW
3p
13g29
SSW
4p
12g29
SSW
5p
10g28
SSW
6p
9g28
SSW
7p
7g27
S
Borderline only 7am–9am — best around 7am: 9 mph SSW, gusts 15. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
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