# Thermal G. Ranch Gliderport (03G)

**Thermal G. Ranch Gliderport** (FAA: 03G) is a small airport in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. It opened in Mar 1961. It has one runway, 1,264 ft (385 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/pa20

## At a glance

- FAA: 03G
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
- Opened: Mar 1961
- Elevation: 1,434 ft / 437 m
- Coordinates: 42.0205, -80.0710
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,264 ft / 385 m
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49751420
- Weather station: KERI · WMO 72526
- Ident: PA20

## Timeline

- Mar 1961: Thermal G. Ranch Gliderport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 1,264 ft / 385 m | 110 ft / 34 m | Grass | 064° / 244° |  |

- 07/25 slopes 1.0%: threshold 07 at 1,421 ft / 433 m, threshold 25 at 1,434 ft / 437 m.

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,264 ft / 385 m | =28,859 of 29,858 | =14,724 in North America | =13,183 in US |
| Elevation | 1,434 ft / 437 m | =12,577 of 43,403 | =5,423 in North America | =4,146 in US |
| Age | Opened 1961 | =4,721 of 15,079 | =3,230 in North America | =3,154 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [38PN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/38pn.md) Waisley Airport · 5.1 mi / 8.2 km
- [ERI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/keri.md) Erie International Tom Ridge Field · 6.8 mi / 11 km
- [PN06](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pn06.md) Carlson Airport · 8.3 mi / 13 km
- [PN18](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pn18.md) Fairview Evergreen Airport · 8.9 mi / 14 km
- [3G1](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k3g1.md) Erie County Airport · 11 mi / 18 km
- [PA02](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pa02.md) Dillen Personal Airport · 12 mi / 19 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/pa20/data