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1,304 flights ≥20 pts
108.7 flights per year
144.5 average points
1,304.3 maximum points
40.4 km average distance
326.1 km maximum distance
8.4 XC days per year
39 pilots
12 active years
growing trend
Jul–Sep, May main season
0 % foreign pilots
38 % weekend flights
XC days per year: days with at least 3 qualifying flights.
Regions Most flown sites Name Region Flights/yr Main season maximum points Airdrie Southern Alberta (Airdrie, Lethbridge) 13.5 Sep, May 430.4 Lethbridge Southern Alberta (Airdrie, Lethbridge) 7.6 Aug 481.2 Saint-Cuthbert Quebec (Saint-Cuthbert, Saint-Apollinaire, Saint-Frédéric, Saint-Basile) 5.3 Aug, May 308.2 Parkland County Edmonton (Parkland County) 5.2 Jul–Sep 473.5 Saint-Apollinaire Quebec (Saint-Cuthbert, Saint-Apollinaire, Saint-Frédéric, Saint-Basile) 5.2 Jul–Aug 336.4 Saint-Frédéric Quebec (Saint-Cuthbert, Saint-Apollinaire, Saint-Frédéric, Saint-Basile) 5.1 Aug–Sep 257.7 Lubitz Ontario (Lubitz, Lucan) 5 Jul–Sep, May 466.9 Saint-Basile Quebec (Saint-Cuthbert, Saint-Apollinaire, Saint-Frédéric, Saint-Basile) 4.9 May, Aug 708.1 Lucan Ontario (Lubitz, Lucan) 4.7 May–Sep 630.6 Batiscan Quebec (Saint-Cuthbert, Saint-Apollinaire, Saint-Frédéric, Saint-Basile) 3.5 May–Sep 210.8 Crystal Ottawa Valley (Crystal) 2.8 Jun–Aug 624.5 Gaspé Gaspé Peninsula 2.8 Jul–Aug 90.7 Innisfail Southern Alberta (Airdrie, Lethbridge) 2.8 Sep, May 405.6 Indus Southern Alberta (Airdrie, Lethbridge) 2.2 Jul–Aug 307 Rocky View Southern Alberta (Airdrie, Lethbridge) 2.2 Jan–Mar, Jul–Aug 176.1 Watrous Saskatchewan (Watrous) 2.1 Jun–Sep, Apr 1,304.3 Saint-Jean-Chrysostome Quebec (Saint-Cuthbert, Saint-Apollinaire, Saint-Frédéric, Saint-Basile) 1.9 Sep, Apr 349.6 Langdon Southern Alberta (Airdrie, Lethbridge) 1.8 Sep 183.7 Roxton Falls Quebec (Saint-Cuthbert, Saint-Apollinaire, Saint-Frédéric, Saint-Basile) 1.7 Jun 295.9 Beauport Quebec (Saint-Cuthbert, Saint-Apollinaire, Saint-Frédéric, Saint-Basile) 1.7 May–Aug 311.4 Laval Quebec (Saint-Cuthbert, Saint-Apollinaire, Saint-Frédéric, Saint-Basile) 1.4 Aug–Oct, May–Jun 135.1 Neuville Quebec (Saint-Cuthbert, Saint-Apollinaire, Saint-Frédéric, Saint-Basile) 1.3 May–Aug 282 Maple Bush Saskatchewan (Watrous) 1.2 Sep 426.5 Red Deer County Southern Alberta (Airdrie, Lethbridge) 1.2 Jan 242.5 Sainte-Thècle Quebec (Saint-Cuthbert, Saint-Apollinaire, Saint-Frédéric, Saint-Basile) 1.2 Oct 169.4
Records Date Distance (km) Points Route Class Site XContest Most points 2023-09-09 326.1 1,304.3 FAI triangle Foot-launch Watrous ↗ Longest flights 2023-09-09 326.1 1,304.3 FAI triangle Foot-launch Watrous ↗ Largest FAI triangles 2023-09-09 326.1 1,304.3 FAI triangle Foot-launch Watrous ↗ Foot-launch 2023-09-09 326.1 1,304.3 FAI triangle Foot-launch Watrous ↗ Trike 2023-08-16 101.4 405.6 FAI triangle Trike Innisfail ↗
Statistics Flights per month Flights per year Typical launch time by month (local) Launch time (local) XC points Distance (km) Pilot nationality Gliders Route type Wing class
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