Ridali Airfield

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Ridali Airfield Ridali lennuväli
Wilga tow plane at Ridali airfield in the evening.
IATA: none ICAO: EERI
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Ridali Gliding Club
Location	Suurküla, Põlva Parish
Elevation AMSL	88 m / 289 ft
Coordinates	57°56′34″N 026°58′40″E / 57.94278°N 26.97778°E / 57.94278; 26.97778Coordinates: 57°56′34″N 026°58′40″E / 57.94278°N 26.97778°E / 57.94278; 26.97778
Website	http://www.purilend.ee
Map
EERI Location in Estonia
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 18/36 1,100 3,609 Grass
Sources: Ridali Lennuklubi[1]

Ridali Airfield (ICAO: EERI); Estonian: Ridali lennuväli) is an airfield in Estonia, about 10 km (6.2 mi) north of Võru in the vicinity of Ridali - a place known for its scenery, lakes, fields and forests, giving glider pilots many visual reference points to navigate by.^{[citation needed]} The airfield was used during World War II, in the early 1960s it started serving glider pilots. The first gliders to fly in Ridali were Soviet 's (improved design from the Czech ). The only way to launch gliders was by using the Czech winch "Herkules". By 1968, the club already had two KAI-12's, three Blaníks, two towing winches and a Yak-12 for aerotows.

Ridali Airfield is currently the home of Ridali Gliding Club (Estonian: Ridali Lennuklubi).

Aircraft in service[]

See also[]

• List of airports in Estonia

References[]

External links[]

• Ridali Gliding Club

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