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Ridge Soaring Gliderport (79N) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 1:53 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KUNV), 79N is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Ridge Soaring Gliderport in Unionville, PA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KUNV): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Ridge Soaring Gliderport (79N) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Unionville, PA at a field elevation of 815 ft. 79N has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KUNV, about 3 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 3,322 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KUNV.

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VFR
Observed 1753Z (1:53 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KUNV, 3.4 nm away.

Wind
180° 8 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.35"
Temp / Dew
61°F / 16°C
dew 52°F / 11°C

Wind from the south (180°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 3,500 ft, temperature 16°C (61°F), altimeter 30.35 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KUNV 281753Z 18008KT 150V210 10SM FEW035 16/11 A3035

What changed at KUNV (nearest station)?

Since the 1653Z (12:53 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.37 → 30.35 inHg.

Current pilot readout for 79N

Based on the nearest station (KUNV), 79N is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 25. Density altitude is approximately 600 ft (field elevation 815 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
25FAV3 kt head8 kt left
073 kt tail8 kt right

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79N runways

1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 07/25
    3,322 × 150 ft · ASPH-TURF-F
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 79N
    Wind
    07
    3 kt tailwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
    25
    3 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061218Z05Z17Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 4→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

79N weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 79N

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1823Z (2:23 PM EDT) · 100 NM SE of 79N · 32,000 ft MSL · B763
continuous light turbulence
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PTW UA /OV PTW246030/TM 1823/FL320/TP B763/TB CONS LGT
PTW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PTW246030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1823Reported at 18:23 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP B763Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.
PIREP1738Z (1:38 PM EDT) · 30 NM SW of 79N · 45,000 ft MSL · C550
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AOO UA /OV JST045025 /TM 1738 /FL450 /TP C550 /TA M42 /WV 26564KT /TB NEG
AOO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV JST045025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1738Reported at 17:38 UTC.
FL450Altitude: 45,000 ft MSL.
TP C550Aircraft type reporting.
TA M42Outside air temperature, °C.
WV 26564KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1654Z (12:54 PM EDT) · 97 NM N of 79N · 10,000 ft MSL · B737
mdt chop 10,000–15,000 ft turbulence
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ROC UA /OV ROC180040/TM 1654/FL100/TP B737/TB MDT CHOP 100-150/RM ZOB
ROC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ROC180040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1654Reported at 16:54 UTC.
FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB MDT CHOP 100-150Turbulence: mdt chop 10,000–15,000 ft.
RM ZOBRemarks.
PIREP1636Z (12:36 PM EDT) · 57 NM SW of 79N · 36,000 ft MSL · B752
int light chop turbulence
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JST UA /OV JST150015/TM 1636/FL360/TP B752/TB INT LGT CHOP/RM ZOB
JST UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV JST150015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1636Reported at 16:36 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B752Aircraft type reporting.
TB INT LGT CHOPTurbulence: int light chop.
RM ZOBRemarks.
PIREP1633Z (12:33 PM EDT) · 89 NM NE of 79N · 24,000 ft MSL · DH8D
light rime icing
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ELM UA /OV SFK070040/TM 1633/FL240/TP DH8D/TA M22/IC LGT RIME
ELM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SFK070040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1633Reported at 16:33 UTC.
FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.
TP DH8DAircraft type reporting.
TA M22Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
PIREP1616Z (12:16 PM EDT) · 84 NM NW of 79N · 15,000 ft MSL · C408
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FKL UA /OV TDT/TM 1616/FL150/TP C408/IC NEG/RM ZOB
FKL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TDTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1616Reported at 16:16 UTC.
FL150Altitude: 15,000 ft MSL.
TP C408Aircraft type reporting.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM ZOBRemarks.
PIREP1541Z (11:41 AM EDT) · 99 NM N of 79N · 19,000 ft MSL · E170
light rime icing
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BUF UA /OV BUF170030/TM 1541/FL190/TP E170/TA M19/IC LGT RIME/RM ZOB
BUF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BUF170030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1541Reported at 15:41 UTC.
FL190Altitude: 19,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TA M19Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
RM ZOBRemarks.
PIREP1538Z (11:38 AM EDT) · 50 NM NE of 79N · 1,600 ft MSL · SR22
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IPT UA /OV 3E/TM 1538/FL016/TP SR22/RM CLOUD BASES 016 MSL
IPT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 3ELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1538Reported at 15:38 UTC.
FL016Altitude: 1,600 ft MSL.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
RM CLOUD BASES 016 MSLRemarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 79N

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KUNV reported mostly VFR across 39 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 2/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 99%IFR 1%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 3/9 kt
Max gust: 10 kt
Lowest ceiling: 0 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 3

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

25
63%
07
37%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1730Z (1:30 PM EDT)

TAF KUNV 281730Z 2818/2918 19005KT P6SM BKN150 FM290800 VRB02KT 5SM BR VCFG SCT015 FM291400 24008KT P6SM FEW025

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Live crosswind meter

79N has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KUNV, 3.4 nm away.

N25078 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
8 kt

Wind is 70° off runway 25, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 3,322 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Ridge Soaring Gliderport (79N)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
79N
City
Unionville
State
Pennsylvania
Country
United States
Elevation
815 ft
Coordinates
40.8839, -77.9072
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,322 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KUNV
TAF
Nearest KUNV
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
3h 42m

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Pilot PIREPs for Ridge Soaring Gliderport (79N)

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Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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