Slovenia
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
National body: Zveza za prosto letenje Slovenije (ZPLS / SFFA, Slovenian Free Flight Association) (opens in a new tab)
Visiting pilots
- Foreign pilots may fly with a valid home licence plus an FAI sporting licence or IPPI card; without one of these, only under an instructor's supervision.
A short summary, not legal advice. Rules change, so check the current requirements with Zveza za prosto letenje Slovenije (ZPLS / SFFA, Slovenian Free Flight Association) before you fly. Summary checked 13 Oct 2026.
Zveza za prosto letenje Slovenije (ZPLS / SFFA, Slovenian Free Flight Association): current rules for visiting pilots (opens in a new tab)Learning to fly
- Training starts from age 15 with an authorised instructor, after a theory course and written test; under-18s need parental consent.
- The licence exam (theory and practical) is taken from age 16 before an authority-appointed exam board, with a category B driving-licence medical.
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)
Visiting Slovenia: help on the ground and flying tours
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.
Sites
Sites listed by ParaglidingEarth's contributors. Ask a local club or school about each one before flying there.
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Ambroz · ENE–WNW
Published range: ENE–WNW · 1352 m at takeoff · Thermal, Ridge soaring, Cross-country · Paragliding
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Bohinj-Studor · SSE–WSW
Published range: SSE–WSW · 947 m at takeoff · Paragliding
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Bohinj-Vogar · ESE–SSW
Published range: ESE–SSW · 948 m at takeoff · Paragliding
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Bohinj-Vogel · NNE–ESE
Published range: NNE–ESE · 1666 m at takeoff · Paragliding
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Brestovica · SSE–WSW
Published range: SSE–WSW · 244 m at takeoff · Thermal, Ridge soaring · Paragliding
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Caven · ENE–SSW
Published range: ENE–SSW · 1185 m at takeoff · Thermal, Cross-country · Paragliding
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Dobrca · ESE–SSW
Published range: ESE–SSW · Also possible: ENE–ESE, SSW–WSW · 1188 m at takeoff · Thermal, Cross-country · Paragliding, Hang gliding
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Dobrovlje
757 m at takeoff · Paragliding
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Donacka gora
Also possible: ESE–WSW · 518 m at takeoff · Thermal, Ridge soaring, Flatland · Paragliding, Hang gliding
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Glem · WNW–NNE
Published range: WNW–NNE · Also possible: NNE–ENE, WSW–WNW · 325 m at takeoff · Thermal, Ridge soaring · Paragliding
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Gora Oljka
674 m at takeoff · Thermal, Ridge soaring · Paragliding
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Gozd · ESE–WSW
Published range: ESE–WSW · Also possible: ENE–ESE, WSW–WNW · 935 m at takeoff · Thermal, Cross-country · Paragliding
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Kamšak · SSE–WSW
Published range: SSE–WSW · 772 m at takeoff · Thermal, Ridge soaring · Paragliding, Hang gliding
Kanin (Bovec) · ESE–WSW
Published range: ESE–WSW · 2110 m at takeoff · Thermal, Cross-country · Paragliding
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Kobala (Tolmin) · ENE–ESE, WSW–WNW
Published range: ENE–ESE, WSW–WNW · Also possible: ESE–WSW · 1061 m at takeoff · Thermal, Ridge soaring, Cross-country · Paragliding
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Kobariski Stol (Kobarid) · ESE–WSW
Published range: ESE–WSW · Also possible: ENE–ESE, WSW–WNW · 1390 m at takeoff · Thermal, Ridge soaring, Cross-country · Paragliding, Hang gliding
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Konjiska gora · SSW–WSW
Published range: SSW–WSW · Also possible: SSE–SSW · 863 m at takeoff · Thermal, Ridge soaring · Paragliding, Hang gliding
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Kopitnik · WNW–ENE
Published range: WNW–ENE · Also possible: ENE–ESE · 866 m at takeoff · Thermal, Ridge soaring · Paragliding, Hang gliding
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Kopitnik-S · SSE–SSW
Published range: SSE–SSW · 868 m at takeoff · Thermal, Ridge soaring · Paragliding
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Kovk · SSW–WSW
Published range: SSW–WSW · Also possible: ESE–SSW, WSW–WNW · 846 m at takeoff · Thermal, Cross-country · Paragliding, Hang gliding
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Kranjska Gora · SSE–SSW
Published range: SSE–SSW · Also possible: ESE–SSE, SSW–WSW · 1484 m at takeoff · Thermal, Cross-country · Paragliding
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Kriska gora · ESE–WSW
Published range: ESE–WSW · Also possible: ENE–ESE · 1469 m at takeoff · Thermal, Cross-country · Paragliding
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Krvavec · ENE–WNW
Published range: ENE–WNW · 1665 m at takeoff · Thermal, Cross-country · Paragliding
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Kvirik · SSE–WSW
Published range: SSE–WSW · 401 m at takeoff · Thermal, Ridge soaring · Paragliding
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Lijak - Lijac · ENE–WNW
Published range: ENE–WNW · Also possible: WNW–NNW · 571 m at takeoff · Thermal, Ridge soaring, Cross-country · Paragliding, Hang gliding
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Lisca · ENE–SSW
Published range: ENE–SSW · 881 m at takeoff · Thermal, Cross-country · Paragliding, Hang gliding
Macelj
Also possible: WNW–ENE · 417 m at takeoff · Thermal, Ridge soaring, Flatland · Paragliding
Mala gora · NNE–SSE
Published range: NNE–SSE · 782 m at takeoff · Thermal, Ridge soaring · Paragliding, Hang gliding
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Malic · ESE–SSW
Published range: ESE–SSW · 881 m at takeoff · Ridge soaring, Cross-country · Paragliding, Hang gliding
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Mangart · SSE–WSW
Published range: SSE–WSW · 1930 m at takeoff · Thermal, Ridge soaring, Cross-country · Paragliding, Hang gliding
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Mrzlica · ESE–WSW
Published range: ESE–WSW · 1024 m at takeoff · Thermal · Paragliding
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Nanos · SSE–WSW
Published range: SSE–WSW · 1243 m at takeoff · Ridge soaring · Paragliding
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Ozben · SSW–WSW
Published range: SSW–WSW · Also possible: SSE–SSW, WSW–WNW · 766 m at takeoff · Thermal, Ridge soaring · Paragliding
Pohorje · NNW–ENE
Published range: NNW–ENE · Also possible: WNW–NNW · 1023 m at takeoff · Thermal, Ridge soaring, Cross-country · Paragliding
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Poljane · WNW–ENE
Published range: WNW–ENE · Also possible: WSW–WNW · 398 m at takeoff · Thermal, Ridge soaring · Paragliding
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Ratitovec · SSE–WNW
Published range: SSE–WNW · Also possible: ENE–SSE · 1638 m at takeoff · Thermal, Cross-country · Paragliding
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Slivnica · SSE–WSW
Published range: SSE–WSW · Also possible: ESE–SSE, WSW–WNW · 1075 m at takeoff · Thermal, Ridge soaring, Flatland · Paragliding
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Smuk · ENE–SSE
Published range: ENE–SSE · Also possible: NNE–ENE, SSE–SSW · 546 m at takeoff · Thermal, Ridge soaring, Flatland · Paragliding, Hang gliding
Socerb · SSW–NNW
Published range: SSW–NNW · Also possible: SSE–SSW, NNW–NNE · 421 m at takeoff · Thermal, Ridge soaring · Paragliding
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Sorica · ESE–SSW
Published range: ESE–SSW · Also possible: ENE–ESE · 1465 m at takeoff · Thermal, Cross-country · Paragliding, Hang gliding
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Štatenberg · ESE–WSW
Published range: ESE–WSW · Also possible: WSW–WNW · 286 m at takeoff · Thermal, Ridge soaring · Paragliding, Hang gliding
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Straski hrib - Peter · ENE–SSW
Published range: ENE–SSW · Also possible: NNE–ENE · 455 m at takeoff · Paragliding
Trije Kralji · ESE–WSW
Published range: ESE–WSW · 1259 m at takeoff · Thermal, Ridge soaring · Paragliding, Hang gliding
Vrse-Porezen · ESE–WSW
Published range: ESE–WSW · 1323 m at takeoff · Thermal, Ridge soaring, Cross-country · Paragliding
Zavrh · NNE–ENE
Published range: NNE–ENE · Also possible: ENE–ESE, NNW–NNE · 783 m at takeoff · Thermal, Ridge soaring · Paragliding
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