Coordinates: 46°46’34” N   9°08’23” E   735 ASL

There is no official landing field at Rueun, but it has often provided me with a convenient option, usually when the strength of the valley breeze has stopped me getting any further, or overdevelopment has necessitated a prompt conclusion of the flight.

Lower half of the Surselva, viewed from the west, above Brigels

The village is fairly easy to identify from the air, as the first train station to the west of Ilanz is located here, about 4km from the town. The valley breeze here on a flyable day will nearly always be a brisk easterly, even if the meteo wind is from the opposite direction and you have been enjoying the assistance of a significant tailwind at altitude.

Approaching Rueun from the east

I have landed in each of the four fields shown with O in the picture above, chosen because they contained short grass and no livestock, and no-one appeared to mind.  My first choice and the safest option is the one on its own in the centre of the picture, as it is the largest area and completely flat.  I have always encountered a laminar breeze between 10 and 30 km/hr when landing here.  It’s just a few minutes walk to the station, from which the last train along the valley floor back to Fiesch departs at 18:38 and takes three hours.