Take-off – Koniavo
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- Direction
- NNEESESSWWNW
- Coordinates
- 42.3440, 22.8388
- Altitude
- 1473 m
- Region
- Kyustendil, BG
- Landing
- 3.5 km from the take-offView on map ↗
Take-off description
Very big, suitable for S and SW winds. There are stones on the take off, careful with the lines. Take off at 1470m ASL. Eventually flyable in any winds, in thermal summer days if the main wind is weak.
Getting there
Drive over the interntional E79 road Sofia-Kustendil. There is a police station and gas-station aprox. 20 km after village of Izvor - there one should turn left, to the TV-tower. Dirty road driving for another 10 km, and when road ends and TV-tower is next by you, leave the car and walk to the start - 200 meters.
Weather
Turbulence in strong side winds.
Rules / airspace
Open air. No operational airfields in surrounding 25 km.
Comments
Very big, and nice place, big XC-potential. Very strong thermals in sunny days.