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Kapucin

South-east-facing ridge site · 548 m takeoff

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Overview

Kapucin is a hill site in Czechia with a recorded launch elevation of 548 m. It works best in south-easterly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch. It is recorded as suitable for cross-country flights.

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Kapucin 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

  • KLV Karlovy Vary Airport59 km
  • DRS Dresden Airport65 km
  • PRG Václav Havel Airport Prague74 km

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Kapucin; most takeoffs are reached by shuttle, cable car or a ride from a local pilot.

Things to do

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

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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.

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Sources

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

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