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Caven

E to S facing thermal site · 1,185 m takeoff · 1,024 m height gain

Site details on the map

Overview

Caven is a mountain site in the Slovenian Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 1,185 m. It works best in easterly, south-easterly and southerly winds. Pilots fly it for thermal, using foot launch. It is recorded as suitable for cross-country flights.

  • Site often used by Triple Seven test pilots from nearby Ajdovscina Source: ParaglidingEarth

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Caven 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

  • Site often works already in the morning; in the afternoon normally Ljiak/ Ljiac is better. Source: ParaglidingEarth

Getting there

Nearest airports

  • TRS Trieste Airport32 km
  • LJU Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport57 km
  • KLU Klagenfurt Airport87 km

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Caven; most takeoffs are reached by shuttle, cable car or a ride from a local pilot. Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors

Where to stay

The nearest towns, for a bed, food and a lift to takeoff.

Things to do

For the days the wind is wrong: places worth a visit within 10 km of Caven.

From Wikipedia, text and photos under their own licences on each article.

Flying nearby

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Pilot notes

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Flying Caven?

Takeoff, landing, rules, the hour by hour forecast and live wind are in the site details on the map.

Open site details

Sources

Short extracts from ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.

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