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Bunster Hill

SE to SW facing site · 311 m takeoff

Site details on the map

Overview

Bunster Hill is a flying site in SW Peak District (Buxton–Ashbourne) with a recorded launch elevation of 311 m. It works best in south-easterly, southerly and south-westerly winds.

Local clubs

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Bunster Hill 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

Getting there

Nearest airports

  • EMA East Midlands Airport40 km
  • MAN Manchester Airport46 km
  • BHX Birmingham Airport68 km

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Bunster Hill; 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 Bunster Hill.

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 Bunster Hill?

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 Peak Soaring Association and ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.

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