Our gliding club

Edessa Gliding Club was established to introduce gliding to young people in the region and beyond. Based at Edessa airfield, the club provides gliding training and introductory flights for people who want to discover the sport.

1. The Air Sports Center of Macedonia Thrace:

The Macedonian Thrace Air Sports Center is located at the foot of Kaimaktsalan 28 km NW. of Edessa 4 km north of Lake Vegoriti, in the location "hersolivado Zervi". It is 5 km from Arnissa village, 4 km from Panagitsa village and 2 km from Zervi village.

2. The basic elements of the airport runways are as follows:

a.- Position: 40 51'10'' B, 21 49' 40''A b.- Direction of runways: 08-26 c.- Altitude above sea level: 2,120 ft. d.- Longitudinal gradient of runways: 0.278% e.- Length of runways: first runway 1,500 meters. width 20 meters second runway 1,100 meters. 30 meters wide

3. Area Morphology:

The soil of the area consists of transported materials, which were deposited by the various streams that exist in the area, coming down from Vorra and heading to Lake Vegoritida. So the soil of the area is mainly sandy. The entire basin is sloping with a slight descent from the foothills of Vorra to the lake. To the east of the airport and at a distance of 300 meters, a 20-meter-high hill ranges in a N-S direction at the "Tripotamos" location.