Castro

Name: Castro paragliding site
Address: TR

North-east-facing ridge site · 20 m takeoff · 20 m height gain

Overview

Castro is a hill site in Türkiye with a recorded launch elevation of 20 m. It works best in north-easterly winds, and can also work in northerly and easterly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring, using foot launch.

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Castro 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

TEQ Tekirdağ Çorlu Airport53 km
IST İstanbul Airport59 km
BOJ Burgas Airport122 km

Public transport directions from Tekirdağ Çorlu Airport (Google Maps)All travel options from Tekirdağ Çorlu Airport (Rome2Rio)

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

Saray24 km awayBooking.com Airbnb
Kapaklı32 km awayBooking.com Airbnb
Vize32 km awayBooking.com Airbnb

Flying nearby

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Pilot notes

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Flying Castro?

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.