Ephraim–Gibraltar Airport Explained

Ephraim-Gibraltar Airport
Faa:3D2
Type:Public
Owner-Oper:Village of Ephraim and Town of Gibraltar
Location:Ephraim, Wisconsin
Timezone:CST
Summer:CDT
Elevation-F:763
Website:FriendsOfEphraimGibraltarAirport
Coordinates:45.1358°N -87.1881°W
Pushpin Map:USA Wisconsin#USA
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Wisconsin
Pushpin Label:3D2
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
R1-Number:14/32
R1-Length-F:2,697
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:1/19
R2-Length-F:2,324
R2-Surface:Turf
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations (2023)
Stat1-Data:9,300
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft (2024)
Stat2-Data:22
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Ephraim–Gibraltar Airport is a public use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) southwest of the central business district of Ephraim, a village in Door County, Wisconsin, United States. The airport is owned by the Village of Ephraim and the Town of Gibraltar. It was formerly known as Ephraim-Fish Creek Airport.[2]

It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025, in which it is categorized as a local general aviation facility.[3]

History

The first runway at the airport was graded in 1945.[4]

Facilities and aircraft

Ephraim–Gibraltar Airport covers an area of 239 acres (97 ha) at an elevation of 763 feet (233 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 14/32 is 2,697 by 60 feet (822 x 18 m) with an asphalt surface and 1/19 is 2,324 by 100 feet (708 x 30 m) with a turf surface.

Runway 1/19 slopes to the south such that one end of the runway can not be seen from the other. The airport provides 100LL aircraft fuel.[5]

For the 12-month period ending August 16, 2023, the airport had 9,300 aircraft operations, an average of 25 per day, with 59% transient general aviation, 38% local general aviation and 3% air taxi. In August 2024, there were 22 aircraft based at this airport: 18 single-engine, 2 multi-engine and 2 helicopter.

Climate

See also

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. effective August 8, 2024.
  2. Web site: 3D2 - Ephraim-Fish Creek Airport - FAA information effective July 9, 2010 . FAA data republished by AirNav . https://web.archive.org/web/20100913004500/http://www.airnav.com/airport/3D2 . September 13, 2010.
  3. Web site: NPIAS Report 2019-2023 Appendix A . . October 12, 2018 . October 3, 2018.
  4. http://pubinfo.co.door.wi.us:8080/jsp/RcWebImageViewer.jsp?doc_id=1e8fc801-90a4-4104-8e86-19a1ea0947dc/wsbd0000/20141103/00000183&pg_seq=1&search_doc=&query1_modifier=AND&query1=northern%20airport%20to&query1_field=CONTENT Northern Airport to Grade Air Strip
  5. Web site: Airport Information: 3D2 . AirNav . July 26, 2012.

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