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gavdos

SW to SE facing site · 89 m takeoff

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Overview

gavdos is a flying site in Greece with a recorded launch elevation of 89 m. It works best in northerly, north-easterly, easterly, south-easterly, south-westerly, westerly and north-westerly winds.

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for gavdos 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

  • CHQ Chania International Airport75 km
  • HER Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport113 km
  • JSH Sitia Airport187 km

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

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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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