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karpaz golden beach

S to SW facing ridge site · 60 m takeoff

Overview

karpaz golden beach is a hill site in Cyprus with a recorded launch elevation of 60 m. It works best in southerly and south-westerly winds, and can also work in south-easterly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring, using foot launch.

  • beautiful soaring site just on the beach and small hils Source: ParaglidingEarth

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for karpaz golden beach 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

  • ECN Ercan International Airport110 km
  • LCA Larnaca International Airport120 km
  • LTK Latakia International Airport129 km

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to karpaz golden beach; 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 karpaz golden beach.

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

Flying nearby

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Flying karpaz golden beach?

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

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Sources

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