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For an overview, see website:
https://sites.google.com/site/soaringclubofhouston/about-soaring/cross-country/top-20-us-soaring-sites
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Commerical, & Club column information likely not fully up-to-date/correct. Updates welcome, send to scoh.web@gmail.com
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Airfield
2014 Pts
2015 Pts
2016 Pts
2014-2016
% > 300 km
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Total Dist.		Map Icon
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Moriarty (US / 9)165,642193,387233,840592,86943%RedGlider
Moriarty, NM (Albuquerque)
Sundance AviationAlbuquerque Soaring Club
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Minden-Tahoe (US / 11)203,203147,489165,404516,09670%RedJetMinden, NV (Carson City)Soaring NVMinden Soaring Club
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Nephi (US / 9)172,536138,543134,294445,37357%RedJetNephi, UT (Salt Lake City)Utah Soaring Assn
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Soaring ClubHouston (US / 10)
136,728110,97789,520337,22617%RedGliderWaller, TX (Houston)Soaring Club of Houston
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Ephrata (US / 8)96,066137,848102,075335,98952%RedJetEphrata, WA (Seattle)Seattle Glider Council
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Air Sailing (US / 11)116,688121,85186,753325,29226%RedGliderReno, NV
Soar The Sierra, Air Sailing Gliderport
Nevada Soaring Assn
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Truckee-Tahoe (US / 11)83,59176,406130,954290,95154%RedJetTruckee, CA (Lake Tahoe)Soar Truckee IncSilverado Soaring Club
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Parowan (US / 9)72,95186,810122,623282,38481%RedJetParowan, UT
ASA (Auxiliary-Powered Sailplane Assn) hosts annual events. Other events (regional races) also help here in some years.
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El Tiro (US / 9)88,546102,27689,275280,09826%RedGliderMarana, AZ (Tucson)Tucson Soaring Club
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Ely Arpt(Yelland) (US / 11)74,284110,95991,409276,65295%RedJetEly, NV
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Warner Springs (US / 12)84,23085,95395,697265,88041%GreenGlider
Warner Springs, CA (San Diego)
Sky Sailing
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Seminole Lake (US / 5)89,23484,21682,827256,27724%GreenGlider(Orlando)
Seminole-Lake Gliderport
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Boulder CO (US / 9)59,34678,924110,100248,36943%GreenGliderBoulder, COMile High GlidingSoaring Society of Boulder
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Tsa (US / 10)122,11860,08459,704241,90629%GreenGliderMidlothian, TXTexas Soaring Assn
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Blairstown (US / 2)57,03391,30462,931211,26830%GreenGliderBlairstown, NJ
Jersey Ridge Soaring, Aero Club Albatross
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Mountain Valley (US / 12)54,17654,00747,776155,95833%GreenGlider
Tehachapi, CA (Bakersfield)
Skylark North
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Inyokern (US / 12)52,34446,65553,566152,56568%GreenJetInyokern, CA (Bakersfield)Sierra Soaring Club
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Pleasant Valley AZ 1 (US / 9)
40,21450,75445,934136,9023%GreenGliderPeoria, AZ (Phoenix)
Turf Soaring School, NW Sky Sports
Arizona Soaring Association
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Williams CA (US / 11)33,19736,16237,796107,15652%GreenJetWilliams, CA (Sacramento)
Williams Soaring Center
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Sterling MA (US / 1)32,81933,70035,158101,67627%GreenGliderSterling, MAGreater Boston Soaring Club
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Kelly CO (US / 9)32,72832,42334,31799,468Denver COBlack Forest Soaring Society
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Ridge Soaring (US / 2)46,49563,986110,481
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Industrial (US / 9)95,14495,144
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Eastern Sierra (US / 11)46,17935,87082,050
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Perry SC (US / 5)33,80547,59881,403
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Caesar Creek (US / 6)38,32440,59678,921
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Garner TX (US / 10)72,15972,159
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Wurtsboro-Sullivan C (US / 2)
30,81732,45163,269
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Hollister CA (US / 11)41,36941,369
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Montague-Yreka Rohre (US / 11)
39,62939,629
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Hartness State (Spri (US / 1)
33,98433,984
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Mifflin County (US / 2)32,21232,212
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North Plains (US / 8)31,22131,221
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Column total:2,166,3582,157,6942,098,1476,422,199
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Total from Yearly Sheet:2,166,3582,157,6942,098,1476,422,199
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Delta (error check)0000
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Top 20 sites:
5,560,887
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Total of all US site across 3 years:
9,414,363
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Percent of US total represented by sites which made the cut:
59%
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Total km all flights:2,932,3363,083,7533,153,1009,169,189
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Total miles all flights 3 years:
5,697,468
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Total number flights:13,12213,88114,36941,372
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