AirNav: 72PA - Ridge Soaring Gliderport

72PA
(formerly 79N)

Ridge Soaring Gliderport
Unionville, Pennsylvania, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	72PA
Lat/Long:	40-53-02.8584N 077-54-25.6400W 40-53.047640N 077-54.427333W 40.8841273,-77.9071222 (estimated)
Elevation:	810 ft. / 247 m (estimated)
Variation:	10W (1985)
From city:	2 miles SW of UNIONVILLE, PA
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	16844

Gliderport Operations

Gliderport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	NEW YORK CENTER
FSS:	ALTOONA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Gliderport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX ASOS at UNV (3 nm SE):	PHONE 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
PSBr126/4.3	PHILIPSBURG VORTAC	115.50	10W
ETGr162/22.5	KEATING VORTAC	116.00	10W
SLTr184/37.8	SLATE RUN VORTAC	113.90	08W

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
Latitude:	40-52.893780N	40-53.201500N
Longitude:	077-54.725500W	077-54.129167W
Elevation:	810.0 ft.	801.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Markings:	none	none
Obstructions:	93 ft. trees, 872 ft. from runway, 182 ft. right of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear APCH SLOPE 17:1 TO DTHR.	94 ft. trees, 926 ft. from runway, 157 ft. left of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear APCH SLOPE 15:1 TO DTHR.

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

E161-25	RWY 25 DSPLCD THLD AT 550 FT.
E161-07	RWY 07 DSPLCD THLD AT 1030 FT.
-	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 72PA.

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-Oct-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:09	11:09
Sunrise	07:37	11:37
Sunset	18:14	22:14
Evening civil twilight	18:42	22:42

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	27-Oct-2026 06:33:10
Local (UTC-4)	27-Oct-2026 02:33:10

METAR

KUNV 4nm SE	270615Z AUTO 36001KT 10SM CLR 12/08 A3027 RMK AO2
KRVL 18nm SE	270615Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM -DZ CLR 07/06 A3026 RMK AO2

TAF

KUNV
4nm SE

270532Z 2706/2806 35006KT P6SM SCT030 FM271300 04006KT P6SM FEW040 FM280500 15006KT P6SM BKN100

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