About this flying site
Presence of a quiet area for the protection of the Bonelli's eagle. This area does not apply to the site for local flight. It is located 5km from the takeoff, in the municipality of Gémenos, heading east.
Garlaban paragliding site and weather forecast
French Alps. Live seven-day Alpine flying weather, launch directions and site information for Garlaban.
Altitude576 m
Launch directionsE, SE, S
Coordinates43.3308, 5.5547
AreaFrench Alps
Flying profile
Best Workable Not recorded
Garlaban is a hill site in the French Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 576 m. It works best in easterly, south-easterly and southerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch.
- Terrain
- hill
- Lift
- ridge soaring and thermal
- Launch
- foot launch
- Cross-country
- Not recorded
When the wind is wrong for Garlaban
The nearest site we have rated for each wind direction Garlaban doesn't cover.
Site briefing highlights
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Take-off
The take-offs are quite short but do not present any particular difficulties.
Access and parking
On the A501 motorway linking Marseille to Aix en Provence via Aubagne, exit at exit 7, join the big roundabout and take the D96 for about a hundred metres.
Local weather notes
General orientation: East to South. Dangerous in North, NW and NE winds and in Westerly winds. Favourable with easterly, east-south-easterly, south-south-easterly and south-south winds.
Flight rules
A prefectoral decree regulates access to the Bouches du Rhône mountains during the summer period from 1 June to 30 September.
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Paragliding sites near Garlaban
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Forecasts are planning aids, not safety clearance. Check current observations, official airspace and NOTAM information, local rules and your own experience before every flight.
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