Major Gilbert Field Airport Explained

Major Gilbert Field Airport
Nativename:Madeline Island Airport
Faa:4R5
Type:Public
Owner:Town of La Pointe
City-Served:La Pointe, Wisconsin
Website:www.townoflapointewi.gov/airport
Timezone:CST
Summer:CDT
Elevation-F:649
Coordinates:46.7886°N -90.7586°W
Pushpin Map:USA Wisconsin#USA
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Wisconsin
Pushpin Label:4R5
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
R1-Number:4/22
R1-Length-F:3,000
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations (2022)
Stat1-Data:6,050
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft (2024)
Stat2-Data:1
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] [2] [3]

Major Gilbert Field Airport, also known as Madeline Island Airport, is a town-owned public use airport located 2 miles (3 km) northeast of the central business district of La Pointe, Wisconsin, a town in Ashland County, Wisconsin, United States. It is named in honor of Major Gordon E. Gilbert, who served in the 554th Fighter-Bomber Squadron in WWII. The airport is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025, in which it is categorized as a basic general aviation facility.[4]

Although most airports in the United States use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and International Air Transport Association (IATA), this airport is assigned 4R5 by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.

Facilities and aircraft

Major Gilbert Field Airport covers an area of 136 acres (55 ha) at an elevation of 649 feet (198 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway: 4/22 which is 3,000 by 75 feet (914 x 23 m) with an asphalt surface.[5]

For the 12-month period ending August 23, 2022, the airport had 6,050 aircraft operations, an average of 17 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% air taxi.In July 2024, there was 1 aircraft based at this airport: 1 single-engine.

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Notes and References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. effective July 11, 2024.
  2. Web site: 4R5 - Major Gilbert Field Airport. airnav.com. AirNav. 11 September 2016.
  3. Web site: Town of La Pointe, Wisconsin, Airport. townoflapointewi.gov. 11 September 2016.
  4. Web site: NPIAS Report 2019-2023 Appendix A . . October 12, 2018 . October 3, 2018.
  5. Web site: Major Gilbert Field Airport Runway (4R5). GlobalAir.com. 11 September 2016.