Burtnieki (Latvia)

Site · Paramotor XC · flights ≥20 pts · 2014–2025

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Yellow circles: takeoff areas (1 km around each centre) · grey: other takeoffs nearby (click to open)

Takeoffs

Name	Flights
Burtnieki	34
Burtnieki · 1.2 km NW	15
Burtnieki · 3.4 km E	5

Nearby sites (≤ 50 km)

Name	Distance	Flights/yr
Rencēni	8.2 km E	0.4
Valmiera	23.3 km S	0.5
Aloja	27.0 km W	0.8
Stigmaļi	27.9 km S	0.4
Umurga	37.9 km SW	0.6
Cēsis	47.4 km S	27.2

Statistics

54flights ≥20 pts

4.5flights per year

96.2average points

452.1maximum points

19.9 kmaverage distance

113 kmmaximum distance

0XC days per year

2pilots

5active years

growingtrend

Jun–Aug, Aprmain season

0 %foreign pilots

56 %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
2024-07-14	113	452.1	FAI triangle	Foot-launch	↗
2025-09-07	50.8	203.1	FAI triangle	Foot-launch	↗
2025-07-26	47.1	188.4	FAI triangle	Foot-launch	↗
2025-08-31	41.9	167.6	FAI triangle	Foot-launch	↗
2025-11-01	41.2	164.9	FAI triangle	Foot-launch	↗

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