Thailand: 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.

804flights ≥100 pts

73.1flights per year

148average points

308.7maximum points

145.6 kmaverage distance

308.7 kmmaximum distance

6.1XC days per year

252pilots

11active years

growingtrend

Aprmain season

91 %foreign pilots

40 %weekend flights

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

Regions

Name	Sites	Flights/yr	Main season
Khao Sadao	3	67.3	Apr
Phetchabun (Phu Thap Boek)	1	4.7	Jan
Prachuap Khiri Khan Province (Khao Dan)	1	1.1	Mar–Apr

Most flown sites

Name	Region	Flights/yr	Main season	maximum points
Khao Sadao	Khao Sadao	60.8	Apr	281.7
Khao Phraya	Khao Sadao	5.2	Apr	308.7
Phu Thap Boek	Phetchabun (Phu Thap Boek)	4.7	Jan	185.7
Nong Yai	Khao Sadao	1.3	Mar–May	180.9
Khao Dan	Prachuap Khiri Khan Province (Khao Dan)	1.1	Mar–Apr	172.3

Records

Date	Distance (km)	Points	Route	Class	Site	XContest
Most points	2023-04-04	308.7	308.7	Open distance	D	Khao Phraya	↗
Longest flights	2023-04-04	308.7	308.7	Open distance	D	Khao Phraya	↗
Largest FAI triangles	2023-04-09	116.2	185.9	FAI triangle	D	Khao Sadao	↗
B	2016-04-09	201	201	Open distance	B	Khao Sadao	↗
C	2024-04-28	229	229	Open distance	C	Khao Sadao	↗
D	2023-04-04	308.7	308.7	Open distance	D	Khao Phraya	↗
Tandem	2018-04-14	134.6	134.6	Open distance	Tandem	Khao Sadao	↗
CCC	2023-04-02	252.5	252.5	Open distance	CCC	Khao Sadao	↗

Statistics

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