Ridge Soaring Gliderport

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Ridge Soaring Gliderport

IATA: n/a - ICAO: n/a - FAA: 79N
Summary
Airport type		Public (Gliderport)
Operator		Knauff & Grove
Serves		Julian, Pennsylvania
Elevation AMSL		815 ft ( m)
Coordinates		40°53.04′N 77°54.43′W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
07/25	3322 x 150	1012	Grass

An immature Bald Eagle thermals over the Ridge Soaring Gliderport in a lake effect rain shower durning the fall migration.

Ridge Soaring Gliderport (FAA LID: 79N) is a FBO airport open to the public, located approximately midway between Altoona and Lock Haven in the Bald Eagle Valley of Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA.

1 Overview
2 Facilities
3 Trivia
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Overview

The Ridge Soaring Gliderport 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 Julian and Unionville, at the base of the Bald Eagle Mountain ridge. Visitors can look at an entire wall of U.S. National and World records that have been set from this airfield.

[edit] Facilities

Ridge Soaring Gliderport has one runway:

Runway 07/25: 3322 x 150 ft, Surface: ASPH-TURF-F

There is a bunkhouse with showers on the airport and motorhome facilities.

A repair shop with a full-time A&P mechanic is also on the field.

[edit] Trivia

Portions of the 1999 movie The Thomas Crowne Affair were filmed here.
Co-owner Thomas L. Knauff set five FAI world records, and over 50 NAA national records flying from this airport.
Co-owner Doris Grove set three FAI feminine world records flying from this airport, and was the first woman to fly a glider more than 1000 km.