3rd FAI World Rally Flying Championship took place between August 28 -August 31, 1980 in Aschaffenburg in West Germany.
There took part 32 crews from 10 countries: Federal Republic of Germany (6), United Kingdom (6), Austria (6), Poland (4), Italy (3), Sweden (2), Luxembourg (2), South Africa (1), the Netherlands (1), Switzerland (1).
Most popular airplane was Cessna 150 (6 crews) and Cessna 172 (6), then PZL-104 Wilga (4, Polish team), Piper PA-28 Cherokee (4), Cessna 152 (2) and Piper PA-24 Comanche (2). Other types were single (Piper PA-22, Grumman American AA-5, Morane-Saulnier MS-885, B-24R, Bölkow Bo 207, F-8L Falco, PN-68, SIAI Marchetti SF.260).
Pilot / navigator / country / aircraft / points
| 1. | Witold Świadek / Andrzej Korzeniowski | 2867 | |||
| 2. | Otto Höfling / Michael Amtmann |  Germany | Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee | 2854 | |
| 3. | Luckerbauer / Meszaros |  Austria | Cessna 172 | 2817 | |
| 4. | Krzysztof Lenartowicz / Wajda |  Poland | PZL-104 Wilga | 2812 | |
| 5. | Schüttler / Neumann | 2806 | |||
| 6. | Jan Baran / Wacław Nycz | Poland | PZL-104 Wilga | 2777 | |
| 7. | Hasslein / Hasslein | Germany | 2753 | ||
| 8. | Roland Husemann / Sturmi Westerbarkey | Germany | MS-885 | 2747 | |
| 9. | Bertilsson / Selander |  Sweden | Piper PA-28-180 | 2725 | |
| 10. | Oppelmayer / Hauschka | Austria | Piper PA-22 | 2705 |
Two best crews were counted.
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