Erie Air Park (FAA LID: 3H5) 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.[1]
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| Airport type | Public use | ||||||||||
| Owner | James E. Robinson | ||||||||||
| Serves | Erie, Illinois | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 600 ft / 183 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°40′57″N 090°04′43″W / 41.68250°N 90.07861°W | ||||||||||
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Facilities and aircraft
editErie Air Park covers an area of 26 acres (11 ha) 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).[1]
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.[1][2][3]
The airport has over two dozen hangars and sees significant local and transient traffic.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for 3H5 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective 11 February 2010.
- ^ "3H5 Erie Air Park Ultralight". SkyVector. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
- ^ "Illinois Airpark Fights to Increase Air Traffic, Fellowship". FlyingMag. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
External links
edit- Aerial photo as of 5 April 1998 from USGS The National Map
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for 3H5
- AirNav airport information for 3H5
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 3H5