Ecuador: Paragliding XC

Country · Paragliding XC · flights ≥100 pts · 2015–2025

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7flights ≥100 pts

0.6flights per year

112.3average points

143.8maximum points

93.6 kmaverage distance

143.8 kmmaximum distance

0XC days per year

4pilots

3active years

stabletrend

Sepmain season

14 %foreign pilots

57 %weekend flights

XC days per year: days with at least 3 qualifying flights.

Regions

Name	Sites	Flights/yr	Main season
Guayas (Bototillo)	1	0.6	Sep

Most flown sites

Name	Region	Flights/yr	Main season	maximum points
Bototillo	Guayas (Bototillo)	0.6	Sep	143.8

Records

Date	Distance (km)	Points	Route	Class	Site	XContest
Most points	2019-09-13	143.8	143.8	Open distance	CCC	Bototillo	↗
Longest flights	2019-09-13	143.8	143.8	Open distance	CCC	Bototillo	↗
Largest FAI triangles	2023-09-09	69.8	111.7	FAI triangle	CCC	Bototillo	↗
D	2025-09-13	115.1	115.1	Open distance	D	Bototillo	↗
CCC	2019-09-13	143.8	143.8	Open distance	CCC	Bototillo	↗

Statistics

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