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Chon-Tash ridge (Ata-Beyit)
The cross-country engine of the country, and the thing we got wrong in the first version of this table. By the public flight record this is where the season actually happens: the highest-scoring flights registered in Kyrgyzstan in both 2025 and 2026 launched here, the best of them 110 km in 6 h 21 min. It is also 45 minutes from Bishkek, which makes it the cheapest serious flying to reach in Central Asia. Tandem flights from here are still short — that is a different product on the same hill, not a contradiction.
| Where | Kyrgyz range, 45 min south of Bishkek |
|---|---|
| Launch alt. | unknown |
| Aspect | N / NE |
| Best registered flight | 110.13 km · 6:21 h · 2026-07-17 · Top-scoring flight registered in Kyrgyzstan, 2026 season (verified) |
| Access | 4x4 to the launch; the track is rough after rain and impassable in snow. |
| Season | April to October, with the big days in June and July. Best flights of both the 2025 and 2026 seasons were flown from here in mid-June to mid-July. |
| Retrieval | Easy near the launch, longer on the big days. A 100 km line down the Chui valley is on roads most of the way; pickup runs 20 minutes near the hill and up to two hours at the far end. |
| What it is for | The cross-country engine of the country, and the thing we got wrong in the first version of this table. By the public flight record this is where the season actually happens: the highest-scoring flights registered in Kyrgyzstan in both 2025 and 2026 launched here, the best of them 110 km in 6 h 21 min. It is also 45 minutes from Bishkek, which makes it the cheapest serious flying to reach in Central Asia. Tandem flights from here are still short — that is a different product on the same hill, not a contradiction. |
| Sources | Our own operations, Bishkek tandem line; XContest flights registered in Kyrgyzstan, seasons 2025 and 2026, checked 2026-09-29 |
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