| 79N
Gliderport
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Ridge Soaring
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Unionville, Pennsylvania
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FAA NFDC Information Effective 56-day cycle 05/02/2013 - 6/27/2013
| FAA Identifier: | 79N |
| Lat/Lng: |
40.8839486111, -77.9072255556
40-53-02.2150N, 077-54-26.0120W
Estimated
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| Elevation: |
815 feet
Estimated
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| Magnetic Variation: |
10W,
(1985),
[-11W (2013)]
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| Sectional: |
DETROIT
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| From City: |
2nm
SW of Unionville
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| Use: |
Open to the public
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| Ownership: |
Privately owned
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| Attended: |
Mar-Nov Every day 0900-1700 (local)
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| Control Tower: |
no
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| ARTCC: |
New York Center
(ZNY)
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| FSS: |
Altoona FSS
(AOO)
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| NOTAMs and Weather: |
AOO
NOTAM-D service at airport
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| Wind Indicator: |
Unlighted
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| Landing Fee: |
no
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| CTAF: |
122.900
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| UNICOM: |
Communication with Airport Available on 123.3 Aviation Instructional Frequency.
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| Fuel: |
Grade 100LL Gasoline (low lead blue)
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| Airframe Repair: |
None
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| Powerplant Repair: |
None
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| Bottled Oxygen: |
None
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| Bulk Oxygen: |
None
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| Transient Storage: |
Hanger,Tie-Down
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| Other Services: |
Glider, Pilot Instruction, Aircraft Rental
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| Single Engine GA: |
4
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| Gliders: |
30
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| Total: |
34
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| For year ending: |
03/26/2012
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| Local GA (< 20 miles): |
11500
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| Non-local GA: |
6500
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| Total: |
18000
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| Owner: |
Knauff & Grove, Inc
3523 S. Eagle Valley Rd
Julian, Pa 16844
814-355-2483
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| Manager: |
Thomas Knauff/Doris Grove
3523 S. Eagle Valley Rd
Julian, Pa 16844
814-355-2483
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Runway 07/25
| Length: |
3322 feet
Runway 07/25 W End Runway 1367 Ft by 100 Ft Turf; E End Runway 345 Ft by 100 Ft Turf; Center Portion Contains Asph/Grvl Strip 1953 Ft by 20 Ft.
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| Width: |
150 feet
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| Surface: |
Asphalt / Bituminous Concrete, Grass / Sod, Fair Condition
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End 07 |
End 25 |
| Runway Markings: |
Nonstandard (Other Than Numbers Only),
Runway 07 End and Sides Marked with Yellow Cones.,
Fair Condition
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Nonstandard (Other Than Numbers Only),
Runway 25 Turf Area Mowed but Approach End and Threshold Unmkd.,
Fair Condition
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| Displaced Threshold Distance: |
725'
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470'
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| Objects: |
Trees
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Tree
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| Objects affecting Navigable Airspace (CFR part 77): |
Utility runway with a visual approach
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Utility runway with a visual approach
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| Object Clearance Slope: |
11:1
Runway 07 Approach Slope 22:1 to Displaced Threshold.
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9:1
Runway 25 Approach Slope 14:1 to Displaced Threshold
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| Object Height: |
72' AGL
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93' AGL
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| Object Distance: |
827' Along centerline
145' Right of centerline
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854' Along centerline
166' Left of centerline
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| • | Ditch Obstructs Turf Landing Surface 1738 Ft Inbound from Runway 25 Both North and South Side. Marked with Yellow Cones. |
| • | Runway 25 - 192 Ft Mowed but Unmarked Runway Safety Area at Approach End. |
| • | Runway 07/25 Centerline Runs Along South Edge of Paved Strip. |
| • | (E125) 6 Sailplanes Also. |
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