AirNav: 79N - Ridge Soaring Gliderport

79N

Ridge Soaring Gliderport
Unionville, Pennsylvania, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	79N
Lat/Long:	40-53-02.2150N 077-54-26.0120W 40-53.036917N 077-54.433533W 40.8839486,-77.9072256 (estimated)
Elevation:	815 ft. / 248 m (estimated)
Variation:	10W (1985)
From city:	2 miles SW of UNIONVILLE, PA
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	16844

Gliderport Operations

Gliderport use:	Open to the public
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	NEW YORK CENTER
FSS:	ALTOONA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	AOO (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Gliderport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3 at UNV (3 nm SE):	127.65 (814-865-8799)
WX AWOS-3 at PSB (8 nm W):	127.525 (814-343-4531)
WX AWOS-3PT at RVL (18 nm SE):	123.85 (717-667-3993)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
PSBr127/4.3	PHILIPSBURG VORTAC	115.50	10W
ETGr162/22.5	KEATING VORTAC	116.00	10W
SLTr184/37.8	SLATE RUN VORTAC	113.90	08W

Gliderport Services

Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions:	3322 x 150 ft. / 1013 x 46 m
Surface:	asphalt/turf, in poor condition RWY DRAINS POORLY. WATER ACCUMS DURG RAINY PERIODS.
Runway edge markings:	RWY & DTHR UNMARKED.
	RUNWAY 7	RUNWAY 25
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Displaced threshold:	725 ft. RWY 07 DSPLCD THLD AT 1030 FT.	470 ft. RWY 25 DSPLCD THLD AT 550 FT.
Markings:	none	none
Obstructions:	93 ft. trees, 872 ft. from runway, 182 ft. right of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear APCH SLOPE 21:1 TO DSPLCD THR	94 ft. trees, 926 ft. from runway, 157 ft. left of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear APCH SLOPE 19:1 TO DSPLCD THLD

Gliderport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	DREW M. SMITH 3523 S. EAGLE VALLEY RD JULIAN, PA 16844 Phone 814-883-8045
Manager:	DREW M. SMITH 3523 S. EAGLE VALLEY RD JULIAN, PA 16844 Phone 814-883-8045

Additional Remarks

-	DRAINAGE DITCH OBSTRUCTS TURF LNDG SFC 1738 FT INBD FROM RWY 25 N & S SIDE, MARKED WITH RED/YELLOW CONES.
-	RWY 07/25 CNTRLN RUNS ALONG S EDGE OF PAVED STRIP.
-	FOR CD CTC NEW YORK ARTCC AT 631-468-1425.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 79N.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KUNV - State College Regional Airport (3 nm SE)
N96 - Bellefonte Airport (4 nm E)
KPSB - Mid-State Airport (8 nm W)
KRVL - Mifflin County Airport (18 nm SE)
KFIG - Clearfield-Lawrence Airport (25 nm NW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 18-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:59	09:59
Sunrise	06:28	10:28
Sunset	19:54	23:54
Evening civil twilight	20:23	00:23

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	19-Apr-2024 01:49:31
Local (UTC-4)	18-Apr-2024 21:49:31

METAR

KUNV 4nm SE	190053Z 31003KT 10SM CLR 16/07 A3007
KRVL 18nm SE	190135Z AUTO 13003KT 10SM CLR 16/09 A3006 RMK AO2

TAF

KUNV
4nm SE

182032Z 1821/1918 29008KT P6SM SCT045 FM190130 12003KT P6SM SCT140 SCT250 FM190700 14007KT P6SM BKN008 WS020/17030KT FM191500 15008G16KT 5SM -SHRA BKN009 OVC070

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