Plaka
SE to SW facing thermal site · 479 m takeoff · 278 m height gain
Overview
Plaka is a flying site in Greece with a recorded launch elevation of 479 m. It works best in south-easterly, southerly and south-westerly winds. Pilots fly it for thermal, using foot launch.
When to go
Flyable days per month in a typical year.
Flyable days for Plaka 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
- When very strong NW and NE DO NOT take off or you sink with rotors. Source: ParaglidingEarth
Getting there
Nearest airports
- AXD Alexandroupoli Democritus Airport18 km
- KVA Kavala Alexander the Great International Airport95 km
- CKZ Çanakkale Airport101 km
Where to stay
The nearest towns, for a bed, food and a lift to takeoff.
- Alexandroupolis12 km away · cityBooking.comAirbnb
- Sapes16 km awayBooking.comAirbnb
- Enez34 km awayBooking.comAirbnb
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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