Ridge Soaring Gliderport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Knauff & Grove, Inc | ||||||||||
| Serves | Unionville, Centre County, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||
| Location | Julian, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 815 ft / 248 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°53′02″N 077°54′26″W / 40.88389°N 77.90722°W | ||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration
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| Aircraft operations | 18,000 |
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| Based aircraft | 34 |
Ridge Soaring Gliderport (FAA LID: 79N) is a public-use glider airport located two nautical miles (4 km) southwest of the central business district of Unionville, in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is privately owned by Knauff & Grove, Inc.
This FBO airport is world-famous for ridge, thermal and wave soaring. It is located on U.S. Route 220 (alternate) 8 miles south of Interstate 80, between Unionville and Julian, at the base of the Bald Eagle Mountain ridge. It is approximately 10 miles from State College and approximately midway between Altoona and Lock Haven in the Bald Eagle Valley. Visitors can look at an entire wall of U.S. National and World records that have been set from this airfield.
Ridge Soaring Gliderport covers an area of 90 acres (36 ha) at an elevation of 815 feet (248 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 7/25 with a 3,322 x 150 ft (1,013 x 46 m) asphalt and turf surface.
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