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Beginning at Spain\u2019s M\u00e1laga Airport and ending at the country\u2019s famed city of Valencia, the Mediterranean Coast aerial journey visits some of the most fantastic coastal views to be found anywhere on the planet.<\/p>\n

The carefully designed flight highlights some of the most intriguing and stunning locations on Spain\u2019s famed Mediterranean coastline, with legs beginning and ending at a broad array of airport types, offering challenges in addition to incredible vistas.<\/p>\n

Assistance on the trip will be available in the form of a ‘Back on Track’ button on the VFR Map — however, be advised that using this will disable achievements tied to the activity.<\/p>\n

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Total Legs: 8 Total Distance: 363 Total Time(125kts): 2 hours 54 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leg 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

M\u00e1laga to Jayena<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leg Distance: 42.05 Approximate time at 125kts: 20 minutes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Malaga(LEMG) to Malaga(POI1)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Distance: 4.58NM Bearing: 53\u00b0 2 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

After departing M\u00e1laga Airport, head to the northeast to the city of M\u00e1laga, which lies in the heart of the Costa del Sol (Coast of the Sun) on the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\n

Malaga(POI1) to Rincon de la Victoria(POI2)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Distance: 6.94NM Bearing: 92\u00b0 3 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fly to the east, following the dramatic coast, where mountains seem to fall into the sea, to the city of Rincon de la Victoria.<\/p>\n

Rincon de la Victoria(POI2) to Caleta de Velez(POI3)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Distance: 10.25NM Bearing: 78\u00b0 5 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Continue to the east to the coastal village of Caleta de Velez.<\/p>\n

Caleta de Velez(POI3) to Nerja(NERJA)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Distance: 9.2NM Bearing: 90\u00b0 4 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

East along the rugged coast lies the resort town of Nerja.<\/p>\n

Nerja(NERJA) to Rio Chillar(POI4)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Distance: 3.87NM Bearing: 12\u00b0 2 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Turn to the north, and fly up a canyon to visit Rio Chillar.<\/p>\n

Rio Chillar(POI4) to Jayena(LE84)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Distance: 7.21NM Bearing: 10\u00b0 3 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Continue north into the highlands above the Mediterranean and land at Jayena Airfield.<\/p>\n

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Leg 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jayena to Almeria<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leg Distance: 80.28 Approximate time at 125kts: 39 minutes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Jayena(LE84) to Rio Guadalfeo(POI5)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Distance: 16.91NM Bearing: 104\u00b0 8 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

After lifting off again, head to the east-southeast to visit Rio Guadalfeo, a small river in the mountains above the Mediterranean.<\/p>\n

Rio Guadalfeo(POI5) to Motril(POI6)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Distance: 6.88NM Bearing: 191\u00b0 3 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Turn to the south, heading back toward the Mediterranean Sea, and fly over the town of Motril, which is nestled between the mountains and the sea.<\/p>\n

Motril(POI6) to Castell de Ferro(POI7)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Distance: 7.87NM Bearing: 101\u00b0 4 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Set a course to the east-southeast to visit the coastal village of Castell de Ferro.<\/p>\n

Castell de Ferro(POI7) to La Mamola(POI8)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Distance: 4.53NM Bearing: 68\u00b0 2 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Follow the coastline to the east-northeast to arrive at the resort of La Mamola.<\/p>\n

La Mamola(POI8) to Adra(ADRA)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Distance: 12.32NM Bearing: 89\u00b0 6 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

East of La Mamola lies the coastal city of Adra.<\/p>\n

Adra(ADRA) to Reserva Natural Albufera(POI9)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Distance: 3.12NM Bearing: 89\u00b0 1 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Due east of Adra lies Reserva Natural Albufera, which protects a freshwater estuary of the Gulf of Valencia.<\/p>\n

Reserva Natural Albufera(POI9) to Aguadulce(POI10)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Distance: 18.94NM Bearing: 78\u00b0 9 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Set an east-northeast heading, flying over both water and land, to visit Aguadulce, which lies on the Gulf of Almeria.<\/p>\n

Aguadulce(POI10) to Almeira(POI11)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Distance: 5.23NM Bearing: 72\u00b0 3 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Continue on your heading to Almeria, a city noted for its Moorish fortress that overlooks the Gulf of Almeria.<\/p>\n

Almeira(POI11) to Almeria(LEAM)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Distance: 4.48NM Bearing: 87\u00b0 2 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Land at Almeria Airport, due east of the city of Almeria.<\/p>\n

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Leg 3<\/strong><\/p>\n

Almeria to Aer\u00f3dromo De Garrucha<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leg Distance: 37.35 Approximate time at 125kts: 18 minutes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Almeria(LEAM) to Campohermoso(POI12)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Distance: 12.63NM Bearing: 63\u00b0 6 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Once in the air again, head to the northeast, visiting the town of Campohermoso, which lies inland of the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\n

Campohermoso(POI12) to Carboneras(POI13)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Distance: 11.64NM Bearing: 73\u00b0 6 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Continue on an east-northeasterly course and rejoin the sea at the town of Carboneras.<\/p>\n

Carboneras(POI13) to Garrucha(POI14)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Distance: 12.09NM Bearing: 17\u00b0 6 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Head to the northeast and rejoin the sea at Garrucha.<\/p>\n

Garrucha(POI14) to Aerodromo De Garrucha(LEGH)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Distance: 0.99NM Bearing: 337\u00b0 0 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prepare to land at Aerodromo De Garrucha, just few miles northwest.<\/p>\n

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Leg 4<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aer\u00f3dromo De Garrucha to Alhama De Murcia Airport<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leg Distance: 42.13 Approximate time at 125kts: 20 minutes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

See leg in Skyvector<\/a><\/p>\n

Aerodromo De Garrucha(LEGH) to San Juan de los Terreros(POI15)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Distance: 12.87NM Bearing: 37\u00b0 6 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fly northeast along the dramatic coastline to San Juan de los Terreros, which lies on the water under a large, imposing headland.<\/p>\n

San Juan de los Terreros(POI15) to Aguilas(POI16)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Distance: 4.54NM Bearing: 58\u00b0 2 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Follow the coast to the port city of \u00c1guilas.<\/p>\n

Aguilas(POI16) to Parque Cabo Cape y Puntas de Calnegre(POI17)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Distance: 6.29NM Bearing: 41\u00b0 3 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Northeast of \u00c1guilas lies Parque Cabo Cape y Puntas de Calnegre, which protect this part of the Mediterranean coast.<\/p>\n

Parque Cabo Cape y Puntas de Calnegre(POI17) to El Saladillo(POI18)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Distance: 13.95NM Bearing: 32\u00b0 7 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fly to the northeast, inland from the sea, to the town of El Saladillo.<\/p>\n

El Saladillo(POI18) to Alhama De Murcia Airport(LELH)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Distance: 4.48NM Bearing: 21\u00b0 2 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Continue northeast and land at Alhama De Murcia Airport.<\/p>\n

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Leg 5<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alhama De Murcia Airport to Aeroclub Mar Menor<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leg Distance: 38.31 Approximate time at 125kts: 18 minutes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

See leg in Skyvector<\/a><\/p>\n

Alhama De Murcia Airport(LELH) to Cartagena(POI19)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Distance: 17.28NM Bearing: 119\u00b0 8 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Launch and set a course to the southeast to Cartagena, a city that looks over the Mediterranean and has a dramatic backdrop of rugged mountain peaks.<\/p>\n

Cartagena(POI19) to Los Alcazares(POI20)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Distance: 10.37NM Bearing: 37\u00b0 5 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fly to the northeast, cutting inland, to Los Alc\u00e1zares.<\/p>\n

Los Alcazares(POI20) to San Pedro del Pinatar(POI21)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Distance: 6.11NM Bearing: 30\u00b0 3 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Continue on a northeast heading to the small coastal community of San Pedro del Pinatar.<\/p>\n

San Pedro del Pinatar(POI21) to Aeroclub Mar Menor(LESJ)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Distance: 4.55NM Bearing: 284\u00b0 2 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Turn to the west and land at Palma de Mallorca Airport.<\/p>\n

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Leg 6<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aeroclub Mar Menor to Alicante<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leg Distance: 33.3 Approximate time at 125kts: 16 minutes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Aeroclub Mar Menor(LESJ) to Laguna de Torrevieja(POI22)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Distance: 10.97NM Bearing: 39\u00b0 5 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

After lifting off, set a northeasterly course and visit Laguna de Torrevieja, a large pink-colored lake.<\/p>\n

Laguna de Torrevieja(POI22) to Laguna de la Mata(POI23)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Distance: 3.79NM Bearing: 33\u00b0 2 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Continue on your heading to Laguna de la Mata, a smaller, green-colored lake.<\/p>\n

Laguna de la Mata(POI23) to Salinas Santa Pola(POI24)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Distance: 8.5NM Bearing: 12\u00b0 4 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fly northeast to Salinas Santa Pola, a nature reserve protecting a series of natural saline lakes that support a wide variety of wildlike, including flamingos.<\/p>\n

Salinas Santa Pola(POI24) to Arenales del Sol(POI25)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Distance: 7.47NM Bearing: 51\u00b0 4 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Northeast of Salinas Santa Pola lies Arenales del Sol, one of the most beautiful stretches of white sand beeach on the Iberian Peninsula.<\/p>\n

Arenales del Sol(POI25) to Alicante(LEAL)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Distance: 2.57NM Bearing: 313\u00b0 1 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Turn ninety degrees into a northwest heading and land at Alicante\u2013Elche Miguel Hern\u00e1ndez Airport.<\/p>\n

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Leg 7<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alicante to Alcal\u00e1 De La Jovada Airstrip<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leg Distance: 36.37 Approximate time at 125kts: 17 minutes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

See leg in Skyvector<\/a><\/p>\n

Alicante(LEAL) to Alicante(POI26)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Distance: 4.46NM Bearing: 38\u00b0 2 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

From Alicante\u2013Elche Miguel Hern\u00e1ndez Airport, fly to the northeast to the port city of Alicante, which lies on the Mediterranean Sea&apos;s Bay of Alicante.<\/p>\n

Alicante(POI26) to El Campello(POI27)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Distance: 7.2NM Bearing: 42\u00b0 3 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

The coastal city of El Campello lies just a short flight to the northeast of Alicante.<\/p>\n

El Campello(POI27) to Emblase de Amadorio(POI28)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Distance: 8.97NM Bearing: 41\u00b0 4 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Continue flying toward the northeast, heading inland a bit to Emblase de Amadorio, a reservoir just few miles inland of the Mediterranean.<\/p>\n

Emblase de Amadorio(POI28) to Emblase de Guadalest(POI29)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Distance: 9.24NM Bearing: 19\u00b0 4 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Continue flying toward the northeast, heading farther inland, over increasingly higher mountains, to Emblase de Guadalest, a reservoir roughly ten miles inland of the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\n

Emblase de Guadalest(POI29) to Alcala De La Jovada Airstrip(LEVJ)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Distance: 6.5NM Bearing: 344\u00b0 3 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Set a heading to the north-northwest and land at Vall de Gallinera airstrip.<\/p>\n

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Leg 8<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alcal\u00e1 De La Jovada Airstrip to Manises<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leg Distance: 52.86 Approximate time at 125kts: 25 minutes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

See leg in Skyvector<\/a><\/p>\n

Alcala De La Jovada Airstrip(LEVJ) to Gandia(POI30)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Distance: 10.92NM Bearing: 11\u00b0 5 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Back in the air, fly north-northeast to the historic Gandia, one of the largest coastal cities in Spain.<\/p>\n

Gandia(POI30) to Alzira(POI31)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Distance: 16.26NM Bearing: 312\u00b0 8 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Turn to the northwest, and fly to the city of Alzira.<\/p>\n

Alzira(POI31) to L’Abufera(POI32)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Distance: 11.32NM Bearing: 18\u00b0 5 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

From Alzira, fly northeast to L&apos;Abufera, a freshwater lagoon that is home to a tremendous variety of plant and wildlife, including birds.<\/p>\n

L’Abufera(POI32) to Valencia(POI33)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Distance: 7.86NM Bearing: 2\u00b0 4 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

From L&apos;Abufera, fly north to the renowned Mediterranean city of Valencia, the third largest population center in Spain.<\/p>\n

Valencia(POI33) to Manises(LEVC)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Distance: 6.5NM Bearing: 285\u00b0 3 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

From the city of Valencia, head west-northwest and land at Valencia Airport, the final stop of this magnificent tour of the Mediterranean coastline.<\/p>\n

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