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; 26.97778
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, and in the early 1960s it started serving glider pilots. The first gliders to fly in Ridali were Soviet KAI-12s (improved design from the Czech LF-109). The only way to launch gliders was by using the Czech winch "Herkules". By 1968, the club already had two KAI-12s, three Blaníks, two towing winches and a Yak-12 for aerotows.

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

• List of airports in Estonia

• Ridali Gliding Club