Luson / Luesen /Lüsen
South-facing thermal site · 1,625 m takeoff · 776 m height gain
Overview
Luson / Luesen /Lüsen is a mountain site in the Italian Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 1,625 m. It works best in southerly winds, and can also work in south-easterly and south-westerly winds. Pilots fly it for thermal, using foot launch. It is recorded as suitable for cross-country flights.
When to go
Flyable days per month in a typical year.
Flyable days for Luson / Luesen /Lüsen 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
- BZO Bolzano Airport47 km
- INN Innsbruck Airport63 km
- TSF Treviso Airport128 km
Where to stay
The nearest towns, for a bed, food and a lift to takeoff.
- Brixen - Bressanone9 km awayBooking.comAirbnb
- Bruneck - Brunico14 km awayBooking.comAirbnb
- Klausen - Chiusa20 km awayBooking.comAirbnb
Things to do
For the days the wind is wrong: places worth a visit within 10 km of Luson / Luesen /Lüsen.
PloseOutdoors · 7.7 km awayMountain in Northern Italy
Neustift AbbeyCulture · 8.4 km awayMonastery in Italy
White Tower (Brixen)Culture · 9 km awayClock tower in Brixen, Italy
Cathedral of BrixenCulture · 9 km awayCathedral in Brixen, South Tyrol, Italy
Lake Varna (Italy)Outdoors · 9 km awayAlpine lake in South Tyrol, Italy
Diocese of Bolzano-BrixenCulture · 9.1 km awayRoman Catholic diocese in Italy
Flying nearby
See them on the map
Rodeneck4 km NW
Plose9 km S · Faces SE–WWorks in other winds
Maurerberg Top9 km SE · Faces S–WWorks in other winds
Weitental Oberhofer10 km N
Gitschberg12 km NW
Plata - Pfalzen12 km NE · Faces S
Gaisjoch Handyempfänger13 km NW · Faces SW–NWWorks in other winds
Stoanamandl14 km NW · Faces NE–SEWorks in other winds
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