Explore takeoffs, recent weather patterns and local planning notes for your next flying trip.
Spain
In season this month
Algodonales, in the hills of Cádiz province in Andalucía, is one of Europe's best-known winter and spring flying centres, with launches on the Sierra de Líjar for different wind directions and several schools and guides in town.
Best months
Rain-free middays in November: 90% (2025, 30 days)
Weather data: Open-Meteo · 2025-11-01 / 2026-10-31
India
In season this month
Billing is the takeoff and Bir is the village and landing below it, in the foothills of the Dhauladhar range in Himachal Pradesh. Pilots come for long cross-country flights along the range and for vol-biv; it is also one of the busiest tandem sites in India.
Best months
Rain-free middays in November: 97% (2025, 30 days)
Weather data: Open-Meteo · 2025-11-01 / 2026-10-31
Brazil
In season this month
Two very different Brazilian classics. Pico do Ibituruna above Governador Valadares, in Minas Gerais, is a big mountain with grassy launches and a strong cross-country history. Quixadá, in Ceará, is a flatland site famous for very long straight-line flights.
Best months
Rain-free middays in November: 80% (2025, 30 days)
Weather data: Open-Meteo · 2025-11-01 / 2026-10-31
Turkey
In season this month
Babadağ rises almost 2,000 m straight out of the sea above Ölüdeniz, near Fethiye. A cable car takes you to the launches and you land on the beach. It is one of the busiest tandem sites in the world, and a favourite for acro.
Best months
Rain-free middays in November: 90% (2025, 30 days)
Weather data: Open-Meteo · 2025-11-01 / 2026-10-31
Nepal
In season this month
Pokhara, on Phewa Lake with the Annapurna range in front of it, is one of the most famous places to fly in the world. Since the new Pokhara international airport opened in 2023, the flying area and opening hours have changed, so check the current rules before you plan a trip.
Best months
Rain-free middays in November: 97% (2025, 30 days)
Weather data: Open-Meteo · 2025-11-01 / 2026-10-31
South Africa
In season this month
When Europe goes grey, the Western Cape is in summer. Lion's Head and Signal Hill give coastal flying above Cape Town, and Dasklip Pass near Porterville, two hours north, is a big thermal site where pilot notes describe 100 km flights along the Olifants River mountains.
Best months
Rain-free middays in November: 100% (2025, 30 days)
Weather data: Open-Meteo · 2025-11-01 / 2026-10-31
Spain (Canary Islands)
In season this month
The Canaries are Europe's winter flying escape, a few hours from most cities. Tenerife has thermal flying in the lee of the trade wind at Taucho and high launches in the Teide National Park; Lanzarote and Gran Canaria have coastal soaring ridges.
Best months
Rain-free middays in November: 93% (2025, 30 days)
Weather data: Open-Meteo · 2025-11-01 / 2026-10-31
Mexico
In season this month
Valle de Bravo, two to three hours from Mexico City, is one of the classic winter cross-country sites. The El Peñón launch was enlarged for the 2009 Paragliding World Championship, and pilot notes describe flights of a hundred kilometres and more from December to March.
Best months
Rain-free middays in November: 90% (2025, 30 days)
Weather data: Open-Meteo · 2025-11-01 / 2026-10-31
Colombia
Roldanillo sits on the edge of the Cauca valley in Colombia's Valle del Cauca, with flat farmland in front of the launches that makes it a popular place for long cross-country flights and for pilots building experience.
Best months
Rain-free middays in November: Weather history is not available yet.
