Ridge Soaring Gliderport
Ridge Soaring Gliderport (FAA LID: 79N) was 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 was privately owned by Knauff & Grove, Inc.
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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 | ||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration | |||||||||||
This FBO airport was world-famous for ridge, thermal and wave soaring. It was 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 was approximately 10 miles from State College and approximately midway between Altoona and Lock Haven in the Bald Eagle Valley. Visitors could look at an entire wall of U.S. National and World records that have been set from this airfield.
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