Popina
North-facing ridge site · 97 m takeoff · 84 m height gain
Overview
Popina is a hill site in Bulgaria with a recorded launch elevation of 97 m. It works best in northerly winds, and can also work in north-easterly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch.
When to go
Flyable days per month in a typical year.
Flyable days for Popina 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.
Getting there
Nearest airports
- BBU Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport79 km
- OTP Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport84 km
- VAR Varna Airport121 km
Where to stay
The nearest towns, for a bed, food and a lift to takeoff.
- Sitovo12 km awayBooking.comAirbnb
- Glavinitsa24 km awayBooking.comAirbnb
- Oltenița24 km away · cityBooking.comAirbnb
Flying nearby
See them on the map
Frumusani49 km NW · Faces EWorks in other winds
Kostandenets73 km S · Faces W–NWWorks in other winds
Miladinovci78 km SE · Faces NE–EWorks in other winds
Miladinovci -East TO79 km SE · Faces EWorks in other winds
Kostandenets85 km SW · Faces S–NWorks in other winds
Dolina85 km SE · Faces S–SWWorks in other winds
Stanata86 km S · Faces SWWorks in other winds
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