Erie Air Park Explained

Erie Air Park
Faa:3H5
Type:Public use
Owner:James E. Robinson
City-Served:Erie, Illinois
Elevation-F:600
Elevation-M:183
Coordinates:41.6825°N -90.0786°W
R1-Number:18U/36U
R1-Length-F:2,000
R1-Length-M:610
R1-Surface:Turf
Stat-Year:2019
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:6,000
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:27
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Erie Air Park is a privately-owned public use ultralight airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) north of the central business district of Erie, a village in Whiteside County, Illinois, United States.

Facilities and aircraft

Erie Air Park covers an area of 26acres at an elevation of 600 feet (183 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18U/36U with a turf surface measuring 2,000 by 200 feet (610 x 61 m).

For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2019, the airport averaged 115 aircraft operations per week, or roughly 6,000 per year, consisting completely of general aviation. At that time there were 27 single-engine airplanes based at this airport.[2] [3]

The airport has over two dozen hangars and sees significant local and transient traffic.[4]

See also

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. effective 11 February 2010.
  2. Web site: airNav: 3H5 - Erie Air Park Ultralight Flightpark . 2022-07-02 . AirNav.
  3. Web site: 3H5 Erie Air Park Ultralight . 2022-07-02 . SkyVector.
  4. Web site: Illinois Airpark Fights to Increase Air Traffic, Fellowship . 2022-07-02 . FlyingMag.

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