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Mielnik

South-west-facing ridge site · 425 m takeoff · 46 m height gain

Overview

Mielnik is a hill site in Poland with a recorded launch elevation of 425 m. It works best in south-westerly winds, and can also work in southerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring, using foot launch.

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Mielnik 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

  • PED Pardubice Airport76 km
  • WRO Copernicus Wrocław Airport85 km
  • OSR Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava127 km

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

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Flying nearby

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Flying Mielnik?

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.