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Gjirokastra

Site · 883 m takeoff

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Overview

Gjirokastra is a flying site in Albania with a recorded launch elevation of 883 m. No launch directions are recorded yet.

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Gjirokastra are on the way. We are scoring ten years of weather for every site, month by month, against this site, its region and the sites around it.

Local weather notes

  • Im Frühjahr und Sommer kann die Mittagsthermik sportlich sein, es muss auf die damit verbundenen Turbulenzen geachtet werden. Source: ParaglidingEarth

Getting there

Nearest airports

  • CFU Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport67 km
  • IOA Ioannina King Pyrrhus National Airport77 km
  • OHD Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport122 km

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Gjirokastra; most takeoffs are reached by shuttle, cable car or a ride from a local pilot. Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors

Where to stay

The nearest towns, for a bed, food and a lift to takeoff.

Things to do

For the days the wind is wrong: places worth a visit within 10 km of Gjirokastra.

From Wikipedia, text and photos under their own licences on each article.

Flying nearby

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Pilot notes

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Takeoff, landing, rules, the hour by hour forecast and live wind are in the site details on the map.

Open site details

Sources

Short extracts from ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.

Read the paragliding weather guide