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Ridge Soaring Gliderport (79N) in Unionville, Pennsylvania
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Ridge Soaring Gliderport (79N)

  • General
  • Type: Gliderport, Status: Operational, Runways: 1, Land Area Covered By Airport: 90 acres, Ownership: Privately owned, Facility Use: Open to public, Site Number: 21645.7*G, Location ID: 79N, Region: Eastern, District Office: HAR, Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF): 122.900 MHz, Aeronautical sectional chart: Detroit, Tie-In FSS: No, Tie-In FSS ID: AOO, Tie-In FSS Name: Altoona, Tie-In FSS Toll-Free Number: 1-800-WX-BRIEF, Elevation: 815 ft, Elevation determination method: Estimated, Air traffic control tower: No, Boundary ARTCC (FAA) computer ID: ZCN, Boundary ARTCC ID: ZNY, Boundary ARTCC Name: New York, Airspace Determination: No Objection, NOTAM Service: Yes, NOTAM Facility ID: AOO, Last Inspection Date: 06/30/2015, Inspection Group: State aeronautical personnel, Inspection Method: State
  • Location
  • State: Pennsylvania, County: Centre, City: Unionville, GPS (Degrees): Lat: 40° 53' 02.215'', Lng: -77° 54' 26.012'', GPS (Seconds): Lat: 40.883949, Lng: -77.907226, GPS determination method: Estimated, Distance from central business district: 2 mi (SW) Find on map
  • Owner
  • Knauff & Grove, Inc, 3523 S. Eagle Valley Rd, Julian, Pa 16844, 814-355-2483
  • Manager
  • Thomas Knauff/Doris Grove, 3523 S. Eagle Valley Rd, Julian, Pa 16844, 814-355-2483
  • Operations
  • Period: 06/30/2014 - 06/30/2015, Itinerant Operations: 6,500, Local Operations: 11,500
  • Aircraft
  • Single Engine Aircraft: 4, Gliders Operational: 30
  • Additional
  • Fuel Types: 100LL, Magnetic Variation: 10W (Year 1985), Non-Commercial Landing Fee: No, Transient storage: HGR,TIE, Wind direction indicator: Yes, Segmented circle airport marker system: No, Other services: GLD, INSTR, RNTL
  • Remarks
  • UNICOM Frequencies: COMMUNICATION WITH ARPT AVBL ON 123.3 AVIATION INSTRUCTIONAL FREQ.

Runway 1

  • Base End
  • Base End ID: 07, Right Traffic Pattern: No, Length At Displaced Threshold: 725 ft, Controlling Object Description: TREES, FAA FAR Part 77 Category: Utility runway with a visual approach, Object Clear Slope: 9, Object Height: 90 ft, Object Distance From Runway: 872.0 ft, Object Offset From Runway: 169R ft
  • Reciprocal End
  • Reciprocal End ID: 25, Right Traffic Pattern: No, Length At Displaced Threshold: 470 ft, Controlling Object Description: TREES, FAA FAR Part 77 Category: Utility runway with a visual approach, Object Clear Slope: 9, Object Height: 106 ft, Object Distance From Runway: 951.0 ft, Object Offset From Runway: 185L ft

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