South Africa Hang Gliding and Paragliding Flying Sites


Best flying period for South Africa Flying Sites.
Open for discussion And never final. Please provide info on +100km flights.

RED = blown out, rained out, wet, no thermals. You take a big chance and might waste your time

YELLOW = so, so, might be good, one can fly and have a short XC

GREEN = Should be good XC weather, high cloudbase, good thermals, no rain, not blown out
 
 
 
 

 

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Bambi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

40km

 

 

 

 

BARBERTON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BEDFORD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bulwer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CapeTown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DeAar

 +200 km

 

  +100km

 

 

 

 

 

 +100 km

   +200 km

 +200 km

+300 km rough

 Dunnottar

wet

wet

 

 

 

 

burnt

burnt

burnt

 

 

wet
100 km

Hanglip

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hogsback

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mt Carmel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

rough

 

 

Ngodwana

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

rough

 

 

Normadien

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Paulpietersburg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Porterville

 

hot
100 km

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Rustenburg

 100 km

 100 km

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

whirlies

 100 km

 wet

SABIE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stilbaai

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Dam

wet

 

 

 

 

 

 

80km

155km

whirlies 100 

 100 km

wet 100 km

Vaalkop

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Welkom

100 km

3300m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 3500m ATO

100 km

 

Wilderness

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 More flying site info at http://www.sahpa.co.za/sites/rsa.htm  or     http://www.sahpa.co.za/sites/    for the site register
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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