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Leuchtenburg

South-west-facing ridge site · 370 m takeoff · 72 m height gain

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Overview

Leuchtenburg is a flatland site in Germany with a recorded launch elevation of 370 m. It works best in south-westerly winds, and can also work in westerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch.

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Leuchtenburg 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

Getting there

Nearest airports

  • ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport50 km
  • LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport81 km
  • KLV Karlovy Vary Airport114 km

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

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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.

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