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Pfänder / Pfaender

W to NW facing ridge site · 974 m takeoff · 577 m height gain

Site details on the map

Overview

Pfänder / Pfaender is a mountain site in the Austrian Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 974 m. It works best in westerly and north-westerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch.

  • The owner of the takeoff area only allows launches from october until end of april - means: SUMMER-FLIGHT-RESTRICTION! Best flight season therefore is from mid February until End April. Source: ParaglidingEarth

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Pfänder / Pfaender 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

  • Webcam & weather: https://www.pfaenderbahn.at/en/service/webcam-weather Source: ParaglidingEarth

Getting there

Nearest airports

  • ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport16 km
  • FDH Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen27 km
  • FMM Memmingen Allgau Airport64 km

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Pfänder / Pfaender; 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 Pfänder / Pfaender.

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Flying nearby

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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.

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