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Explore › New Zealand
322 flights ≥20 pts
26.8 flights per year
126.5 average points
506.2 maximum points
42 km average distance
146.2 km maximum distance
2.3 XC days per year
16 pilots
9 active years
growing trend
Dec–Jun, Oct main season
0 % foreign pilots
48 % 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 Thames Auckland / Waikato (Thames, Millwater, Rays Rest) 7.5 Jan–Mar, Oct 506.2 Millwater Auckland / Waikato (Thames, Millwater, Rays Rest) 3.7 Feb–Mar, May 243.7 Rays Rest Auckland / Waikato (Thames, Millwater, Rays Rest) 2.6 Jun, Jan 321.8 Karaka Auckland / Waikato (Thames, Millwater, Rays Rest) 1.9 Apr–Jun, Sep 450.6 Muriwai Auckland / Waikato (Thames, Millwater, Rays Rest) 1.9 Dec–Jan, Oct 184.6 Karioitahi Auckland / Waikato (Thames, Millwater, Rays Rest) 1.8 Nov–Jan, Aug 218.6 Jordan Road Auckland / Waikato (Thames, Millwater, Rays Rest) 1.3 May, Feb 265.2 Wānaka Otago (Wānaka) 0.8 Apr 176.8 New Plymouth Taranaki (New Plymouth) 0.7 May, Dec 99 Coromandel Auckland / Waikato (Thames, Millwater, Rays Rest) 0.7 Mar 86.7 Raglan Auckland / Waikato (Thames, Millwater, Rays Rest) 0.6 Nov 171 Tirohia / Paeroa Auckland / Waikato (Thames, Millwater, Rays Rest) 0.5 Jun 59.7 Te Aroha Auckland / Waikato (Thames, Millwater, Rays Rest) 0.4 Dec 189 Te Puru Auckland / Waikato (Thames, Millwater, Rays Rest) 0.4 Feb 117.3 Whakatu Hawke's Bay (Whakatu) 0.3 Apr 146.5 Point England Auckland / Waikato (Thames, Millwater, Rays Rest) 0.3 Aug 105.4 Kaikohe Northland (Kaikohe) 0.3 Dec 96.1 Lake Ōhau Otago (Wānaka) 0.2 Mar 192.2 Waikite Auckland / Waikato (Thames, Millwater, Rays Rest) 0.2 Apr 127.8 Ōpōtiki Auckland / Waikato (Thames, Millwater, Rays Rest) 0.2 Feb 99.9 Matamata Auckland / Waikato (Thames, Millwater, Rays Rest) 0.2 Jul 134
Records Date Distance (km) Points Route Class Site XContest Most points 2022-08-31 126.6 506.2 FAI triangle Foot-launch Thames ↗ Longest flights 2023-03-31 146.2 146.2 Open distance Foot-launch Thames ↗ Largest FAI triangles 2022-08-31 126.6 506.2 FAI triangle Foot-launch Thames ↗ Foot-launch 2022-08-31 126.6 506.2 FAI triangle Foot-launch Thames ↗ Trike 2021-02-18 122.5 490 FAI triangle Trike Thames ↗
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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