Ridge Soaring Gliderport (79N)

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Ridge Soaring Gliderport (79N)
79N
Ridge Soaring Gliderport (79N)
Unionville, PA
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Location & QuickFacts
FAA Information Effective 2013-12-12
Airport Identifier 79N
Airport Status Operational
Longitude/Latitude 077-54-26.0120W/40-53-02.2150N
-77.907226/40.883949 (Estimated)
Elevation 815 ft / 248.41 m (Estimated)
Land 90 acres
From nearest city 2 nautical miles SW of Unionville, PA
Location Centre County, PA
Magnetic Variation 10W (1985)
Owner & Manager
Ownership Privately owned
Owner Knauff & Grove, Inc
Address 3523 S. Eagle Valley Rd
Julian, PA 16844
Phone number 814-355-2483
Manager Thomas Knauff/doris Grove
Address 3523 S. Eagle Valley Rd
Julian, PA 16844
Phone number 814-355-2483
Airport Operations and Facilities
Airport Use Open to public
Wind indicator Yes
Segmented Circle No
Control Tower No
Landing fee charge No
Sectional chart Detroit
Region AEA - Eastern
Boundary ARTCC ZNY - New York
Tie-in FSS AOO - Altoona
FSS on Airport No
FSS Toll Free 1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility AOO (NOTAM-d service available)
Airport Communications
CTAF 122.900 MHz
Airport Services
Fuel types 100LL
Airframe repair NONE
Power plant repair NONE
Bottled oxygen NONE
Bulk oxygen NONE
Transient storage HGR,TIE
Other services GLD,INSTR,RNTL
Runway Information
Runway 07/25
Dimensions 3322 x 150 ft (1013 x 46 m)
Surface ASPH-TURF-F
07 25
Traffic pattern Left Left
Runway marking Nonstandard , Fair Condition
*RY 07 END AND SIDES MKD WITH YELLOW CONES.
 Nonstandard , Fair Condition
*RY 25 TURF AREA MOWED BUT APCH END AND THLD UNMKD.