Planpraz (France)

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

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Takeoffs

Name	Flights
Planpraz	941
Plan de l'Aiguille	148
Planpraz · 180 m NE	77
Plan de l'Aiguille · 90 m N	70
La Flégère	10
La Flégère · 130 m W	10
La Flégère · 60 m SW	8

Nearby sites (≤ 50 km)

Name	Distance	Flights/yr
Plaine Joux	8.7 km W	17.6
Pavillon	13.6 km SE	1.4
Samoëns	17.6 km NW	15.2
Mont Dolent	18.1 km E	0.5
Aiguille Croche / Rochebrune	21.3 km SW	0.5
La Breya	21.5 km NE	12.3
Nancy-sur-Cluses	22.3 km W	5.8
Le Vélard	23.2 km NE	0.5

Related sites (shared pilots)

Méruz / Marlens (154), Saint-Hilaire-du-Touvet (146), Fiesch (111), Col de la Forclaz (92), Col des Aravis (82), Saint-André-les-Alpes (78), Mont Lachat (66), Bir Billing (64), Plaine Joux (60), Montlambert (59)

Statistics

1,264flights ≥100 pts

114.9flights per year

230.0average points

427.1maximum points

130.7 kmaverage distance

354.5 kmmaximum distance

12.8XC days per year

480pilots

12active years

growingtrend

Apr–Augmain season

33 %foreign pilots

32 %weekend flights

XC days per year: days with at least 3 qualifying flights. Average and maximum points: the best average and the best flight among its takeoffs.

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Top flights

Date	Distance (km)	Points	Route	Class	XContest
2020-07-25	305	427.1	Flat triangle	CCC	↗
2022-05-17	302.9	424.1	Flat triangle	CCC	↗
2022-08-03	297.3	416.2	Flat triangle	CCC	↗
2020-07-25	297.2	416.1	Flat triangle	D	↗
2025-08-10	256.1	409.8	FAI triangle	CCC	↗

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