Sweden: Paragliding XC

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

⚠ All locations come from where flight tracks uploaded to XContest start, not from surveyed launch sites, so they are approximate. Contact local pilots or clubs before visiting; unannounced visits can jeopardize site access.

48flights ≥100 pts

4.4flights per year

146.9average points

277.9maximum points

138.3 kmaverage distance

277.9 kmmaximum distance

0.6XC days per year

26pilots

8active years

stabletrend

May–Junmain season

10 %foreign pilots

52 %weekend flights

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

Regions

Name	Sites	Flights/yr	Main season
Västra Götaland County (Falköping)	2	1.8	Apr–May
Västerbotten (Kittelfjäll)	1	0.9	Jun
Dalarna County (Orsa Tallhed)	1	0.5	May

Most flown sites

Name	Region	Flights/yr	Main season	maximum points
Falköpings kommun	Västra Götaland County (Falköping)	1.4	Apr–May	277.9
Åre	Norway / Sweden (Åre)	1.2	May	253.6
Kittelfjäll	Västerbotten (Kittelfjäll)	0.9	Jun	160.7
Lena	Västra Götaland County (Falköping)	0.5	May–Aug	134.9
Orsa Tallhed	Dalarna County (Orsa Tallhed)	0.5	May	140.6

Records

Date	Distance (km)	Points	Route	Class	Site	XContest
Most points	2020-05-13	277.9	277.9	Open distance	D	Falköpings kommun	↗
Longest flights	2020-05-13	277.9	277.9	Open distance	D	Falköpings kommun	↗
Largest FAI triangles	2020-06-10	87	121.8	FAI triangle	C	Åre	↗
C	2023-06-12	253.6	253.6	Open distance	C	Åre	↗
D	2020-05-13	277.9	277.9	Open distance	D	Falköpings kommun	↗
CCC	2025-05-31	229.8	229.8	Open distance	CCC	Falköpings kommun	↗

Statistics

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