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Sandskeiði is the main gliding center in Iceland and home of the Icelandic gliding club ( Svifflugfélag Íslands) since 1937. It is situated 20 km to the east of Reykjavík, the Icelandic capital, by the main road (þjóðvegur 1). It is a big grass airfield, the main runway is running 150/330 and is 200 x 1000 meters with a new extension to the east which is 50 x 300 m to allow for greater height when winch launching. There is also a north/south runway 60 x 800 m. On the north side is an 18 x 800 m paved runway running 150/330. Height above sea level is 180 m. The frequency used is 119,90 MHz and there is an ATZ open when gliding activity is present which goes from gnd to 3000 ft msl and covers he airfield and a few km to the south. There is a mountain ridge only a few hundred meters from the airfield rising 4-500 meters above the landscape and makes ridge soaring possible in winds between east and through north to westerly winds. Mountains and glaciers to the north give rise to waves, and seabreeze sometimes comes in from the west coast and rarely from the south coast. Thermals are present from may until the end of August.

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