Silesia (Łowkowice, Krapkowice, Turze, Frýdlant nad Ostravicí, Wrocław-Szymanów)

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Sites

Name	Flights
Łowkowice	466
Krapkowice	318
Frýdlant nad Ostravicí	234
Turze	236
Wrocław-Szymanów	216
Leszno	161
Stare Koźle	145
Opole-Gosławice	113
Gorzyca	126
Rabka-Zdrój	80
Góra	71
Nowinki	73
Wieliczka	94
Zbrudzewo	52
Bobrowniki	46
Charbice	40
Kraskowiec	46
Moszczanica	37
Brzeg Dolny	39
Gliwice	30
Pogrzebień	27
Rudniki	19
Ujazd	19
Wygorzele	22
Pleszew	18
Frankowo	18
Jablunkov	17
Oleśnica	19
Łódź	21
Kęty	15
Wadzyn	14
Niegowoniczki	17
Nakło	13
Kępki	20
Střítež	12
Przedbórz	12
Karviná	27
Lubliniec	11
Krągola	11
Trzemieszów	10
Gierszowice	10
Lipowa	14
Morgi	15
Dębno	9
Dalków	9
Goczałkowice-Zdrój	8
Pyskowice	8
Ostrava-Přívoz	7
Suszec	7
Rybnik	7
Jeleśnia	6
Wężerów	9
Dalików	6
Bielsko-Biała	9
Chożyny	5
Dąbrowa Górnicza	5
Niemstów	5
Jutrosin	5
Wschowa	5
Zgierz	8
Rychvald	4
Wieprz	4
Ogrodzieniec	7
Murowaniec / Jankowice	8
Gaszowice	3
Zalesie Śląskie	3
Lewin Brzeski	3
Grzymalin	3
Bralin	3
Brzyków	3
Zelów	3
Pakosław	3

Neighbouring regions (≤ 300 km)

Name	Distance	Flights/yr
Greater Poland (Koło)	168.4 km N	0.9
Czechia (Krasoňov, Strachotín, Pohořelice, Držovice, Lochovice / Skřipel)	242.8 km SW	782.4
Masovia (Siedlce, Teresin, Wiskitki, Pieńków, Biała Podlaska)	262.0 km NE	238.4
Greater Poland (Zbąszyń, Przylep, Wronki, Bednary)	267.8 km NW	117.2
Slovakia / Poland (Topoľovka, Ražňany, Kaluža, Nowa Sarzyna, Sečovská Polianka)	292.6 km SE	85.3

Statistics

3,169flights ≥20 pts

264.1flights per year

340.5average points

892.0maximum points

32.6 kmaverage distance

223 kmmaximum distance

36.8XC days per year

120pilots

12active years

decliningtrend

Apr–Octmain season

10 %foreign pilots

38 %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 sites.

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Top flights

Date	Distance (km)	Points	Route	Class	XContest
2025-07-06	223	892	FAI triangle	Trike	↗
2024-08-30	202.8	811.4	FAI triangle	Trike	↗
2025-08-27	201.6	806.4	FAI triangle	Trike	↗
2020-03-05	198.8	795	FAI triangle	Trike	↗
2025-06-26	182.1	728.5	FAI triangle	Trike	↗

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