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{{Short description|Airport in Pennsylvania, United States}}
{{Infobox Airportairport
| name = Ridge Soaring Gliderport
| image = RSgldrpt.JPG
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| r1-length-f = 3,322
| r1-length-m = 1,013
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]/[[Grass|Turf]]
| stat-year = 2006
| stat1-header = Aircraft operations
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[[Image:ImmBeRSg.jpg|thumb|right|210px|An immature [[bald eagle]] thermals over the Ridge Soaring Gliderport in a [[Lake effect (weather)|lake effect]] rain shower during the fall migration.]]
 
'''Ridge Soaring Gliderport''' {{airport codes|||79N}} iswas a public-use [[Glider (sailplane)|glider]] airport located two [[nautical mile]]s (4 &nbsp;km) southwest of the [[central business district]] of [[Unionville, Centre County, Pennsylvania|Unionville]], in [[Centre County, Pennsylvania|Centre County]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[United States]]. It iswas privately owned by Knauff & Grove, Inc.<ref name=FAA />
 
This [[Fixed base operator|FBO]] [[airport]] iswas world -famous for [[ridge soaring|ridge]], [[thermal]] and [[lee waves|wave]] [[gliding|soaring]]. It iswas located on [[U.S. Route 220]] (alternate) 8 miles south of [[Interstate 80]], between Unionville and [[Julian, Pennsylvania|Julian]], at the base of the [[Bald Eagle Mountain]] ridge. It iswas approximately 10 miles from [[State College, Pennsylvania|State College]] and approximately midway between [[Altoona, Pennsylvania|Altoona]] and [[Lock Haven, Pennsylvania|Lock Haven]] in the [[Bald Eagle Valley]]. Visitors cancould look at an entire wall of U.S. National and World records that have been set from this airfield.
 
== Facilities and aircraft ==
Ridge Soaring Gliderport coverscovered an area of {{convert|90|acre|ha|lk=on}} at an [[elevation]] of 815 feet (248 m) above [[mean sea level]]. It hashad one [[runway]] designated 7/25 with a 3,322 x 150 &nbsp;ft (1,013 x 46 m) [[Asphalt concrete|asphalt]] and [[grass|turf]] surface.<ref name=FAA />
 
For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2006, the airport had 18,000 [[general aviation]] aircraft operations, an average of 49 per day. At that time there were 34 aircraft based at this airport: 88% [[Glider aircraft|glider]] and 12% single-[[aircraft engine|engine]].<ref name=FAA />
 
At the airport there iswas a [[bunkhouse]] with showers, small kitchen, pilots lounge, [[motorhome]] facilities, aircraft hangars and protected storage for glider trailers.
 
A repair shop with an A&P mechanic and inspector iswas also on the field.
 
== Airport facts ==
* Portions of the 1999 movie ''[[The Thomas Crown Affair (1999 film)|The Thomas Crown Affair]]'' were filmed here.
* Co-owner [[Thomas L. Knauff]] set five [[Fédération Aéronautique Internationale|FAI]] world records, and over 50 [[National Aeronautics Association|NAA]] national records flying from this airport.
* Co-owner [[Doris Grove]] set three [[Fédération Aéronautique Internationale|FAI]] feminine world records flying from this airport, and was the first woman to fly a glider more than 1000 &nbsp;km.
* '''The Glider Port closed in 2022'''
 
==See also==
* [[List of airports in Pennsylvania]]
 
== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category-inline|Ridge Soaring Gliderport}}
* [http://www.eglider.org/ Official web site]
* [http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/14923653.htm Centre Daily Times, Jun. 28, 2006, ''A different kind of bird'', feature article]
* [http://www.sac.ca/cas/hangarflying/ridgeprimer/gillespie1.html A New Pilot’s Primer To Flying At ‘‘The Ridge'’]
* {{US-airport-minor|79N}}
 
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[[Category:Airports in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Gliderports in the United States]]
[[Category:Bald Eagle Valley]]
[[Category:BuildingsTransportation buildings and structures in Centre County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Transportation in Centre County, Pennsylvania]]
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