Thermal-G
03G · Erie, Pennsylvania · Erie County · map
Thermal-G is a public-use gliderport, 3 miles west of Erie, Pennsylvania, 1,434 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 07/25, is 1,264 feet of grass.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 03G
- Kind
- Gliderport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 1,434 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- around the clock
- On the chart
- Detroit sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 8W
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1961
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 1,264 × 110 ft | Grass, fair |
- Runway 07: right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
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Aircraft registered in Erie from the FAA register
53 aircraft are registered to owners in Erie, Pennsylvania: 42 piston singles, 4 turboprops, 2 helicopters, 2 business jets, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute. Not every one of them is based at this gliderport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this gliderport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Pennsylvania.
Accidents and incidents at or near this gliderport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this gliderport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- VFR only
- Circular hot air balloon launching pad radio controlled model airplane circle.
- Plus 3 hot air balloons.
- Runway marked with white tires.
- Runway marked with white tires.
- 945 feet grass taxiway on east end of runway. 1,000 feet grass taxiway on west end of runway.
- Glider operations on the airport.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.