Estrella Sailport Explained

Estrella Sailport
Faa:E68
Type:Public
Owner:Arizona Soaring Inc.
City-Served:Maricopa, Arizona
Elevation-F:1,273
Elevation-M:388
Coordinates:33.0853°N -112.1611°W
Website:www.azsoaring.com
Pushpin Map:USA Arizona#USA
Pushpin Label:E68
Pushpin Label Position:right
R1-Number:6R/24L
R1-Length-F:2,520
R1-Length-M:768
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:6C/24C
R2-Length-F:1,995
R2-Length-M:608
R2-Surface:Dirt
R3-Number:6L/24R
R3-Length-F:1,910
R3-Length-M:582
R3-Surface:Dirt
R4-Number:7/25
R4-Length-F:3,740
R4-Length-M:1,140
R4-Surface:Dirt
Stat-Year:2011
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:20,000
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:42
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Estrella Sailport is a privately owned public-use glider airport located 7miles west of the central business district of Maricopa, in Pinal County, Arizona, United States.

Facilities and aircraft

Estrella Sailport covers an area of 640 acres (259 ha) at an elevation of 1273feet above mean sea level. It has four runways:

For the 12-month period ending April 24, 2011, the airport had 20,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 54 per day. At that time there were 42 aircraft based at this airport: 95% glider and 5% single-engine.

See also

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. effective 25 August 2011.

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