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Alvados

NE to E facing thermal site · 577 m takeoff

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Site guide

Alvados is a flying site in Portugal with a recorded launch elevation of 577 m. It works best in north-easterly and easterly winds. Pilots fly it for thermal, using foot launch.

Takeoff

  • Take-off577 m · Source: ParaglidingEarth

577 m · 39.5435, -8.7872 · Directions

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When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Alvados 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

  • LIS Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport90 km
  • CAT Cascais Airport103 km
  • VSE Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport)152 km

Public transport directions from Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (Google Maps)All travel options from Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (Rome2Rio)

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Alvados; most takeoffs are reached by shuttle, cable car or a ride from a local pilot.

Pilot notes

This week

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