Elassona
South-facing ridge site · 616 m takeoff
Overview
Elassona is a mountain site in Greece with a recorded launch elevation of 616 m. It works best in southerly winds, and can also work in south-easterly and south-westerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch.
When to go
Flyable days per month in a typical year.
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Getting there
Nearest airports
- KZI Kozani National Airport Filippos51 km
- VOL Nea Anchialos National Airport93 km
- SKG Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport98 km
Where to stay
The nearest towns, for a bed, food and a lift to takeoff.
- Elassona3 km awayBooking.comAirbnb
- Tsaritsani7 km awayBooking.comAirbnb
- Krania17 km awayBooking.comAirbnb
Things to do
For the days the wind is wrong: places worth a visit within 10 km of Elassona.
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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