South Korea: Paragliding XC

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

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20flights ≥100 pts

1.8flights per year

123average points

173.2maximum points

115.5 kmaverage distance

173.2 kmmaximum distance

0XC days per year

11pilots

6active years

stabletrend

Mar–Aprmain season

0 %foreign pilots

55 %weekend flights

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

Regions

Name	Sites	Flights/yr	Main season
Juweolsan	2	1.4	Apr–May
Gyeonggi (Yumyangsan)	1	0.5	Mar–Apr

Most flown sites

Name	Region	Flights/yr	Main season	maximum points
Juweolsan	Juweolsan	0.9	Apr–May	173.2
Hapcheon	Juweolsan	0.5	Mar–Apr	106
Yumyangsan	Gyeonggi (Yumyangsan)	0.5	Mar–Apr	138.4

Records

Date	Distance (km)	Points	Route	Class	Site	XContest
Most points	2023-05-11	173.2	173.2	Open distance	D	Juweolsan	↗
Longest flights	2023-05-11	173.2	173.2	Open distance	D	Juweolsan	↗
Largest FAI triangles	2024-04-07	64.3	102.9	FAI triangle	CCC	Hapcheon	↗
D	2023-05-11	173.2	173.2	Open distance	D	Juweolsan	↗
CCC	2020-03-24	138.4	138.4	Open distance	CCC	Yumyangsan	↗

Statistics

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