Houten

Name: Houten paragliding site
Address: NL

Faces NE, SW site

Overview

Houten is a flying site in Netherlands. It works best in north-easterly and south-westerly winds, and can also work in northerly, easterly, southerly and westerly winds.

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Houten 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

AMS Amsterdam Airport Schiphol46 km
RTM Rotterdam The Hague Airport51 km
EIN Eindhoven Airport60 km

Public transport directions from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (Google Maps)All travel options from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (Rome2Rio)

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

Culemborg4 km awayBooking.com Airbnb
Houten6 km awayBooking.com Airbnb
Vianen6 km awayBooking.com Airbnb

Things to do

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

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

Flying nearby

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Pilot notes

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Sources

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