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Ibio

N to NE facing site · 786 m takeoff

Site details on the map

Overview

Ibio is a flying site in Spain with a recorded launch elevation of 786 m. It works best in northerly and north-easterly winds, and can also work in north-westerly winds.

North-facing launch just below the antenna-topped summit of Monte Ibio (798 m), between Torrelavega and Cabezón de la Sal in western Cantabria.

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Ibio 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

  • SDR Seve Ballesteros-Santander Airport30 km
  • BIO Bilbao Airport100 km
  • VIT Vitoria Airport124 km

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Ibio; 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 Ibio.

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

Flying nearby

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Pilot notes

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Flying Ibio?

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 Ruta Alto de San Cipriano – Monte de Ibio (route description + KML track), ParaglidingEarth, Mendikat → Ibio (798 m), Parapente Cantabria: restricted-zone polygons (CTR, heliports, parks), Parapente Cantabria: takeoff map data and Volador de vacaciones en Cantabria. Read the full guide before you fly.

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