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79N Ridge Soaring Gliderport
Unionville, Pennsylvania, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 DECEMBER 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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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
PSBr127/4.3PHILIPSBURG VORTAC115.5010W
ETGr162/22.5KEATING VORTAC116.0010W
SLTr184/37.8SLATE RUN VORTAC113.9008W

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: leftleft
Displaced threshold: 725 ft.
RWY 07 DSPLCD THLD AT 1030 FT.		470 ft.
RWY 25 DSPLCD THLD AT 550 FT.
Markings: nonenone
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 27-Dec-2024
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0512:05
Sunrise07:3612:36
Sunset16:5021:50
Evening civil twilight17:2122:21

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  27-Dec-2024 11:10:29
Local (UTC-5)  27-Dec-2024 06:10:29
 
METAR
KUNV 
4nm SE 		271053Z 00000KT 7SM OVC007 M02/M03 A3037
KRVL 
18nm SE 		271055Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM OVC010 M02/M03 A3039 RMK AO2
TAF
KUNV 
4nm SE 		270859Z 2709/2806 14003KT P6SM OVC010 TEMPO 2709/2711 BKN009 FM271400 VRB02KT P6SM FEW010 SCT100 BKN200 FM280300 14002KT P6SM SCT025 OVC040 FM280500 17002KT P6SM BKN025 OVC035
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