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Kovk paragliding site and weather forecast
Slovenian Alps. Live seven-day Alpine flying weather, launch directions and site information for Kovk.
Altitude846 m
Launch directionsSW
Coordinates45.8865, 13.9593
AreaSlovenian Alps
Flying profile
Best Workable Not recorded
Kovk is a mountain site in the Slovenian Alps with a recorded launch elevation of 846 m. It works best in south-westerly winds, and can also work in south-easterly, southerly and westerly winds. Pilots fly it for thermal, using foot launch.
- Terrain
- mountain
- Lift
- thermal
- Launch
- foot launch
- Cross-country
- Not recorded
When the wind is wrong for Kovk
The nearest site we have rated for each wind direction Kovk doesn't cover.
Glemnortherly wind, 46 km away · 325 m · N, NW launch · ridge soaring and thermalZavrhnorth-easterly wind, 30 km away · 783 m · NE launch · ridge soaring and thermalCaveneasterly wind, 9 km away · 1,185 m · E, SE, S launch · thermalSocerbnorth-westerly wind, 32 km away · 421 m · SW, W, NW launch · ridge soaring and thermal
Site briefing highlights
Short extracts from ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.
Take-off
This takeoff place is one of the first and most popular takeoffs for free flyers in Slovenia. It is known very well in Europe. Hanggliders like it, because you can drive up very close to this place.
Landing
The official landing place is in the village Log, at the road Ajdovscina - Vipava. The landing place is two hundred meters West from Pizzeria Anja in the direction to Ajdovscina.
Access and parking
From Ajdovscina we drive for the village Col. After the church we must drive to the left and after cca three kilometres we come to village Gozd. After few hundreds meters we turn sharply to the left.
Flight rules
The flying rules on the area of the Ajdovscina airport and the landing rules on this territory. The paragliding in this area has some limits because of closeness to the airport Ajdovscina. We must respect the agreement with local airport.
Check current site guidance
Paragliding sites near Kovk
Caven9 km away · 1,185 m · E, SE, S launch · thermalNanos15 km away · 1,243 m · S, SW launch · ridge soaringLijak - Lijac20 km away · 571 m · E, SE, S, SW, W launch · ridge soaring and thermalBrestovica27 km away · 244 m · S, SW launch · ridge soaring and thermalZavrh30 km away · 783 m · NE launch · ridge soaring and thermalVrse-Porezen31 km away · 1,323 m · SE, S, SW launch · ridge soaring and thermal
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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