Europe
A short overview: how flying works here, where the sites are, and where to find more. Check with the national body or a local club or school before flying.
Overview
How flying works here
Visiting pilots
- Rules for visiting pilots are set by each country, so licence and insurance requirements differ from one country to the next.
- Many countries let visitors fly with an IPPI card plus a current national licence. The IPPI card gives no insurance cover.
A short summary, not legal advice. Rules change, so check the current requirements with the national body of the country you're visiting. Summary checked 13 Oct 2026.
Current rules for visiting pilots (opens in a new tab)Where to find more
Checked 13 Oct 2026 against official sources: source 1 (opens in a new tab) · source 2 (opens in a new tab) · source 3 (opens in a new tab) · source 4 (opens in a new tab) · source 5 (opens in a new tab) · source 6 (opens in a new tab)
Information only. Forecast direction is compared with each site's published wind range; speeds are shown but not judged. Always check the official site guide, the administering club and conditions on the day. You are responsible for your decision to fly.
Map
Sites listed by ParaglidingEarth's contributors. Ask a local club or school about each one before flying there.
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Countries
- Andorra
- AlbaniaAlbanian Aeronautics Federation (FSHAIR) · 12 sites
- AustriaÖsterreichischer Aero-Club (ÖAeC), hang gliding and paragliding section · 256 sites
- Bosnia and HerzegovinaVazduhoplovni savez Bosne i Hercegovine (Air Sports Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina) · 45 sites
- BelgiumFédération Belge de Vol Libre (FBVL) / Belgische Vrije Vlucht Federatie (BVVF) · 19 sites
- BulgariaCivil Aviation Administration (ГД ГВА) · 178 sites
- SwitzerlandSwiss Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association (SHV/FSVL) · 564 sites
- CyprusCyprus Airsports Federation · 31 sites
- CzechiaLetecká amatérská asociace ČR (LAA ČR) · 159 sites
- GermanyDHV (Deutscher Gleitschirmverband und Drachenflugverband) · 591 sites
- DenmarkDansk Hanggliding og Paragliding Union (DHPU) · 77 sites
- EstoniaEesti Lennuspordi Föderatsioon (Estonian Air Sports Federation) · 15 sites
- SpainReal Federación Aeronáutica Española (RFAE) · 521 sites
- FinlandSuomen Ilmailuliitto (Finnish Aeronautical Association), Liidintoimikunta (gliders committee) · 27 sites
- FranceFédération Française de Vol Libre (FFVL) · 1078 sites
- United KingdomBritish Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association (BHPA) · 534 sites
- GreeceHellenic Aeronautical and Airsports Federation (ELAO) · 333 sites
- CroatiaHrvatski zrakoplovni savez (Croatian Aeronautical Federation) · 38 sites
- HungaryMagyar Szabad Repülők Szövetsége (HFFA, Hungarian Free Flying Association) · 37 sites
- IrelandIrish Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association (IHPA) · 216 sites
- IcelandFlugmálafélag Íslands (Icelandic Aviation Association) · 23 sites
- ItalyFIVL (Federazione Italiana Volo Libero) · 558 sites
- LiechtensteinSHV/FSVL (Swiss Hang Gliding Association), whose rules cover Liechtenstein
- LithuaniaLietuvos Aeroklubas (Lithuanian Aero Club) · 12 sites
- Luxembourg6 sites
- LatviaLatvijas Aeroklubs (Aero Club of Latvia) · 11 sites
- MontenegroVazduhoplovni sportski savez Crne Gore (Air Sports Federation of Montenegro) · 20 sites
- North MacedoniaVozduhoplovna federacija na Makedonija (Aeronautical Federation of North Macedonia) · 15 sites
- Malta12 sites
- NetherlandsKoninklijke Nederlandse Vereniging voor Luchtvaart (KNVvL), Afdeling Paragliding · 28 sites
- NorwayNorges Luftsportforbund (NLF), Hang-, para- og speedglider section (HPS) · 355 sites
- PolandAeroklub Polski · 182 sites
- PortugalFederação Portuguesa de Voo Livre (FPVL) · 257 sites
- RomaniaAsociația de Zbor Liber din România (AZLR) · 183 sites
- SerbiaVazduhoplovni savez Srbije (Air Sports Federation of Serbia) · 45 sites
- SwedenSvenska Skärmflygförbundet (SSFF, Swedish Paragliding Association) · 74 sites
- SloveniaZveza za prosto letenje Slovenije (ZPLS / SFFA, Slovenian Free Flight Association) · 47 sites
- SlovakiaLetecká amatérska asociácia SR (LAA SR) · 69 sites
Community site data: © ParaglidingEarth contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0 / ODbL 1.0) · checked 13 Oct 2026