About this flying site
- The club has a van for local and Xc retrieval´s. Source: ParaglidingEarth
Mirandela - E paragliding site and weather forecast
Portugal. Live seven-day flying weather, launch directions and site information for Mirandela - E.
Altitude831 m
Launch directionsE
Coordinates41.4505, -7.3110
AreaPortugal
Flying profile
Best Workable Not recorded
Mirandela - E is a flatland site in Portugal with a recorded launch elevation of 831 m. It works best in easterly winds, and can also work in north-easterly winds. Pilots fly it for thermal, using foot launch. It is recorded as suitable for cross-country flights.
- Terrain
- flatland
- Lift
- thermal
- Launch
- foot launch
- Cross-country
- Yes
When the wind is wrong for Mirandela - E
The nearest site we have rated for each wind direction Mirandela - E doesn't cover.
Carvalhalnortherly wind, 41 km away · 885 m · N, NW launch · thermal, XCMirandela - S/SEsouth-easterly wind, 2 km away · 922 m · SE, S launch · ridge soaring and thermalMirandela - S/SWsoutherly or south-westerly wind, 1 km away · 796 m · S, SW launch · thermalMirandela Wwesterly or north-westerly wind, 2 km away · 982 m · W, NW launch
Site briefing highlights
Short extracts from ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.
Take-off
Easy Takeoff. Watch out with the pine trees with weak wind.
831 m · Source: ParaglidingEarth
Access and parking
- From Porto: About 1,5h travel Follow A4 highway until the exit 'Lamas de Orelhão', then you will see several plates to takeoff and official landing. Source: ParaglidingEarth
Check current site guidance
- ParaglidingEarth site record · © ParaglidingEarth contributors (CC BY-SA)
Paragliding sites near Mirandela - E
Mirandela - S/SW1 km away · 796 m · S, SW launch · thermalMirandela - S/SE2 km away · 922 m · SE, S launch · ridge soaring and thermalMirandela W2 km away · 982 m · W, NW launchChaves29 km away · 912 mRio Sabor - Estevais32 km away · 408 m · SE, S, SW launch · ridge soaring and thermal, XCBornes29 km away · 1,125 m · W, NW launch · thermal, XC
Live wind stations near Mirandela - E
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Webcams near Mirandela - E
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