Estrella Sailport

Estrella Sailport
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Arizona Soaring Inc.
Serves Maricopa, Arizona
Elevation AMSL 1,273 ft / 388 m
Coordinates 33°05′07″N 112°09′40″W / 33.08528°N 112.16111°W / 33.08528; -112.16111
Website www.azsoaring.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6R/24L 2,520 768 Asphalt
6C/24C 1,995 608 Dirt
6L/24R 1,910 582 Dirt
7/25 3,740 1,140 Dirt
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations 20,000
Based aircraft 42

Estrella Sailport (FAA LID: E68) is a privately owned public-use glider airport located six nautical miles (7 mi, 11 km) west of the central business district of Maricopa, in Pinal County, Arizona, United States.[1]

Facilities and aircraft

Estrella Sailport covers an area of 640 acres (259 ha) at an elevation of 1,273 feet (388 m) above mean sea level. It has four runways:[1]

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.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for E68 (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 25 August 2011.
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