Take-off – Ixtapan de la sal
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- Direction
- NNEESESSWWNW
- Coordinates
- 18.8940, -99.7213
- Altitude
- 2431 m
- Region
- México, MX
- Landing
- 3.6 km from the take-offView on map ↗
Take-off description
Nice big takeoff with 450 m. in SSE direction, very safe launch with plenty of landing fields and road access for retrieval, it offers many routes for XC even connecting with other flying sites. Recommended for all pilots.
Getting there
The town is 2 hours from Mexico City. Take the road to Toluca and then go to Ixtapan, call or email us for information.
Weather
Flyable all year. The best season is winter from October to March.
Rules / airspace
Its Mexico, few regulations.
Comments
Great flying site with plenty of XC possibilities and friendly local pilots who can pick you at the airport, offer a nice hotel, show you around and take you flying. OziExplorer & ThermoCompass maps of this: http://thermocompass.500mb.net/map.htm