Col d'Izoard (France)

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

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Takeoffs

Name	Flights
Col d'Izoard	272
Col d'Izoard · 740 m SW	38
Col d'Izoard · 610 m SW	29
Col d'Izoard · 90 m NE	18
Col d'Izoard · 240 m SW	13

Nearby sites (≤ 50 km)

Name	Distance	Flights/yr
Briançon	14.5 km NW	0.5
Ceillac	17.5 km S	1.2
Puy Aillaud	20.1 km W	31.7
Serre Buzard	24.7 km SW	8.3
Col Agnel	24.8 km SE	4
Sarsenà	30.4 km E	2.4
Mont Guillaume	36.4 km SW	0.9
Montoso	40.4 km E	2.2

Related sites (shared pilots)

Saint-André-les-Alpes (69), Saint-Hilaire-du-Touvet (65), Méruz / Marlens (61), Puy Aillaud (50), Fiesch (38), Planpraz (36), Col de la Forclaz (34), Col de Bleine (31), Montlambert (29), Bisanne (28)

Statistics

370flights ≥100 pts

33.6flights per year

321.9average points

573.8maximum points

198.7 kmaverage distance

358.6 kmmaximum distance

3.7XC days per year

158pilots

6active years

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Augmain season

38 %foreign pilots

33 %weekend flights

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Top flights

Date	Distance (km)	Points	Route	Class	XContest
2025-08-18	358.6	573.8	FAI triangle	CCC	↗
2024-08-06	352.3	563.7	FAI triangle	CCC	↗
2023-08-20	350.5	560.9	FAI triangle	CCC	↗
2022-08-01	348.2	557.1	FAI triangle	CCC	↗
2022-08-01	335.6	536.9	FAI triangle	CCC	↗

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