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Ormanli

North-east-facing ridge site · 38 m takeoff

Site details on the map

Overview

Ormanli is a hill site in Türkiye with a recorded launch elevation of 38 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.

  • Coastal soaring. Ridge is 15 km long; 13 km to the west, 2 km to the east Source: ParaglidingEarth

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Ormanli 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

  • If wind is too strong on take off, you may want to go down to the beach. If the wind is weak, there may be more than 1 paraglider trying to soar, which makes it dangereous. Source: ParaglidingEarth

Getting there

Nearest airports

  • IST İstanbul Airport25 km
  • TEQ Tekirdağ Çorlu Airport56 km
  • SAW Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport89 km

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

Flying nearby

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Pilot notes

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Flying Ormanli?

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.

Read the paragliding weather guide