Bucaramanga / Ruitoque - Vuelo Libre (Parque Parapente Interanti
📍 Santander · Nearest city: Floridablanca (4 km)
43 XC score / 100 · takeoff at 1222 m · 📍 View on map
Coordinates and external links
7.02972, -73.09940Takeoff orientations
Green = good orientation · Yellow = possible · Gray = not suitable
Why this site has thermal potential
| Factor | Value | Interpretation |
|---|---|---|
| Hotspot density (5 km) | 5 | Medium |
| Avg thermal probability | 0.77 | Based on thousands of aggregated IGC flights |
| Solar orientation | 0.11 | Slope faces south in northern hemisphere |
| Own flight history | 0.00 | Thermals detected in platform IGC tracks |
Real takeoff terrain
| SRTM elevation | 1224 m AMSL |
| Average slope | 12.7° |
| Slope aspect | 208° (SW) |
| Hemisphere | north — Slope facing the daytime sun (favorable for thermals) |
Derived from SRTM 30m (NASA).
Takeoff description
A long windward mesa overlooking Bucaramanga with 2 launches that are top landing too. It's an excellent training site, featuring early morning and late afternoon sled rides for the novice pilot, mid morning thermic and XC flights, and afternoon dynamic ridge lift that transforms into glass-off conditions into sunset. Incredibly consistent conditions where you can practice kiting, top landing, and playing all day every day.
Rules and notes
ATTN: the flight area is limited: laterally as well as in altitude (max 5500ft/amsl) due to the vicinity of BGA airport! > check with local pilots first!!
Pilot comments
The weather is perfect, and the views of Bucaramanga are incredible. You can have thermic flights in the morning, ridge soaring all afternoon between Las Aguilas and Vuelo Libre launches, top land. The city is close at hand for shopping and night time fun.
Nearby sites
Bucaramanga / Ruitoque - Las Aguilas (46) · Chicamocha Canyon - Roso (54) · Chicamocha Canyon - Dos Ventanas (51) · Las Vueltas (33) · Jhonny Cadena (2) · CERINZA (7)