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Cairngorm

North-west-facing site · 1,111 m takeoff · 489 m height gain

Site details on the map

Overview

Cairngorm is a flying site in Scottish Highlands with a recorded launch elevation of 1,111 m. It works best in north-westerly winds.

  • The Cairngorms are home to five of the six highest mountains in Scotland and form the highest area of extended mountain plateau in the whole of the British Isles, stretching some 30km from Braemar in the east to Aviemore in the west and 25… Source: ParaglidingEarth

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When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Cairngorm 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

  • The Cairngorms are definitely not a place to consider flying on anything other than a calm day and Cairngrom itself is best flown on a very light North Westerly or nil wind forecast. Source: ParaglidingEarth

Getting there

Nearest airports

  • INV Inverness Airport53 km
  • DND Dundee Airport84 km
  • ABZ Aberdeen International Airport88 km

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

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

Flying nearby

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Pilot notes

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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 Highland Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club and ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.

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