METAR & TAF 79N
79N does not publish a METAR.
Showing the nearest reporting station: KUNV (STATE COLLEGE RGNL) · 3.4 NM away. Conditions at 79N may differ.
METAR · KUNV
Observed 18:53Z
KUNV 111853Z 25012KT 10SM SCT050 31/21 A2983
- Wind
- 250° @ 12 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 31°C / 21°C
- Altimeter
- 29.83 inHg
- Clouds
- SCT
- Density alt
- 3,042 ft
- Ceiling
- Unlimited
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 2 NM SW
- VFR sectional
- DETROIT
- ARTCC
- ZNY · NEW YORK
- NOTAM facility
- AOO (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- DREW M. SMITH
- Phone
- 814-883-8045
- Address
- 3523 S. EAGLE VALLEY RD, JULIAN PA 16844
Flight service · Hours
- FSS AOO
- ALTOONA1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- Unattended
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY —
| Runway | Heading (°M) | Length | Surface | Traffic |
|---|
Approaches & charts
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- Not available
- Oxygen (bottled)
- Not available
- Oxygen (bulk)
- Not available
- Airframe repair
- Not available
- Power plant repair
- Not available
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Not published
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Wind indicator
- Yes
- Segmented circle
- No
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- 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.
Approach & departure obstructions
- 07RWY 07 DSPLCD THLD AT 1030 FT.
- 25RWY 25 DSPLCD THLD AT 550 FT.
- 25RWY & DTHR UNMARKED.
- 07APCH SLOPE 17:1 TO DTHR.
- 25APCH SLOPE 15:1 TO DTHR.
Other notes
- 07/25RWY DRAINS POORLY. WATER ACCUMS DURG RAINY PERIODS.
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · 79N
Answer card- ICAO
- 79N
- Name
- RIDGE SOARING
- Location
- UNIONVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
- Elevation
- 815 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,815 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 0
- Longest runway
- –
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 0
- Magnetic variation
- 10°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 250° at 12 kt
- Favored runway now
- –
Ridge Soaring is in Unionville, Pennsylvania. The field elevation is 815 ft MSL. This is a glider field with no listed runways in the data block, so plan on verifying the current landing surface and usable length with the airport operator before you go. There is no control tower. No ILS approaches are published.
The pattern altitude is not published. Use the standard 1,000 ft AGL only as a general light piston assumption, then confirm the current traffic pattern with the airport operator or the current FAA Chart Supplement before arrival. The published remarks matter here. Runway 07 and 25 both have displaced thresholds. Runway 25 has a displaced threshold at 550 feet. Runway 07 has a displaced threshold at 1,030 feet. The runway and displaced threshold are unmarked. The runway also drains poorly, so water can collect during rainy periods.
There is also an obstruction note. A drainage ditch sits on the turf landing surface 1,738 feet inbound from runway 25 on the north and south sides. It is marked with red and yellow cones. The runway 07/25 centerline runs along the south edge of the paved strip. For clearance delivery, contact New York ARTCC at 631-468-1425. There are no on-field FBOs listed in the facts, so call the airport operator directly before arrival if you need current service details.