Ephraim–Gibraltar Airport (FAA LID: 3D2) is a public use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) southwest of the central business district of Ephraim, a village in Door County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] The airport is owned by the Village of Ephraim and the Town of Gibraltar.[1] It was formerly known as Ephraim-Fish Creek Airport.[2]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Village of Ephraim and Town of Gibraltar | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Ephraim, Wisconsin | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | CST (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 763 ft / 233 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°08′09″N 087°11′17″W / 45.13583°N 87.18806°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | FriendsOfEphraimGibraltarAirport | ||||||||||||||
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It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2025–2029, in which it is categorized as a local general aviation facility.[3]
History
editThe first runway at the airport was graded in 1945.[4]
Facilities and aircraft
editEphraim–Gibraltar Airport covers an area of 239 acres (97 ha) at an elevation of 763 feet (233 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 14/32 is 2,697 by 60 feet (822 x 18 m) with an asphalt surface and 1/19 is 2,324 by 100 feet (708 x 30 m) with a turf surface.[1]
Runway 1/19 slopes to the south such that one end of the runway can not be seen from the other. The airport provides 100LL aircraft fuel.[5]
For the 12-month period ending August 16, 2023, the airport had 9,300 aircraft operations, an average of 25 per day, with 59% transient general aviation, 38% local general aviation and 3% air taxi. In August 2024, there were 22 aircraft based at this airport: 18 single-engine, 2 multi-engine and 2 helicopter.[1]
Climate
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for 3D2 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective August 8, 2024.
- ^ "3D2 - Ephraim-Fish Creek Airport - FAA information effective July 9, 2010". FAA data republished by AirNav. Archived from the original on September 13, 2010.
- ^ "NPIAS Report 2025-2029 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 28, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- ^ Northern Airport to Grade Air Strip, Door County Advocate, Volume 84, Number 16, page 1
- ^ "NASA EarthData Search". NASA. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
External links
edit- Friends of Ephraim-Gibraltar Airport
- FAA Terminal Procedures for 3D2, effective October 31, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for 3D2
- AirNav airport information for 3D2
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 3D2