Eloy Municipal Airport Explained

32.8067°N -111.5866°W

Eloy Municipal Airport
Faa:E60
Type:Public
Owner-Oper:Pinal County
City-Served:Eloy, Arizona
Elevation-F:1511.2
Coordinates:32.8067°N -111.5866°W
Website:Official site
Pushpin Map:Arizona#USA
Pushpin Label:Eloy Municipal Airport
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
R1-Number:2/20
R1-Length-F:3901
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:30000
Stat-Year:2017
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:22

Eloy Municipal Airport is a public use non-towered airport located 3.5miles northwest of the central business district of Eloy, a city in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. It is 50miles southeast of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.[1]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA, IATA, and ICAO this airport is only assigned E60 by the FAA.[2]

The airport was opened in February 1969.

Since 1991 the airport has been home to Skydive Arizona, operating the largest skydiving center in the world with a fleet of four Twin Otters, seven Skyvans, and one Douglas DC-3.[3] [4] [5]

Facilities and aircraft

Eloy Municipal Airport covers an area of at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one asphalt runway:

For the 12-month period ending April 20, 2017, the airport had 30,000 aircraft operations, an average of 82 per day: 99.5% general aviation and 0.5% military. At that time there were 22 aircraft based at this airport: 55% single-engine, 10% ultralight, 35% multi-engine, no jet, and no helicopters.

See also

References

  1. Web site: AirportIQ 5010. www.gcr1.com. 2018-06-05.
  2. Web site: E60 - Eloy [Muni], AZ, US - Airport - Great Circle Mapper]. www.gcmap.com. 2018-06-05.
  3. Web site: About Skydive Arizona. www.skydiveaz.com. 2018-06-05.
  4. News: Woman killed in Arizona skydiving accident amid world record attempt. Skoloff. Brian. 2014-04-03. CTVNews. 2018-06-05. en-CA.
  5. News: Skydiver falls to death while attempting to break world record for largest skydive in Arizona - NY Daily News. nydailynews.com. 2018-06-05. en-US.
  6. Web site: AirNav: E60 - Eloy Municipal Airport. www.airnav.com. 2018-06-05.
  7. Web site: AOPA Airports. www.aopa.org. en. 2018-06-05.

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