Porterville (South Africa)

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

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Takeoffs

Name	Flights
Porterville	328
Porterville · 2.4 km N	151

Nearby sites (≤ 50 km)

Name	Distance	Flights/yr
Piketberg	29.1 km W	7
Kardoesie / Piekenierskloof	36.8 km N	7.4

Related sites (shared pilots)

Fiesch (55), Roldanillo (43), Saint-André-les-Alpes (36), Piketberg (32), Weissenstein (32), Du Toitskloof (30), Kardoesie / Piekenierskloof (29), Niesen (27), Roldanillo · 10.2 km NE (25), Kruševo (23)

Statistics

479flights ≥100 pts

43.5flights per year

137.9average points

283.8maximum points

118.7 kmaverage distance

263.4 kmmaximum distance

4.6XC days per year

171pilots

12active years

growingtrend

Dec–Febmain season

71 %foreign pilots

33 %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
2022-01-27	202.7	283.8	Flat triangle	CCC	↗
2023-02-09	263.4	263.4	Open distance	CCC	↗
2023-02-11	259.9	259.9	Open distance	D	↗
2018-12-05	185.1	259.1	Flat triangle	C	↗
2021-11-23	239.8	239.8	Open distance	CCC	↗

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