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Estrella Sailport

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Airport type
  
Public

Elevation AMSL
  
1,273 ft / 388 m

6R/24L
  
2,520

Elevation
  
388 m

Owner
  
Arizona Soaring Inc

Serves
  
Maricopa, Arizona

Website
  
www.azsoaring.com

2,520
  
768

Phone
  
+1 520-568-2318

Address
  
22548 N Sailport Way, Maricopa, AZ 85239, Maricopa, AZ 85139, United States

Similar
  
Ak‑Chin Regional Airport, Gila River Memorial Airport, Maricopa Station, Stellar Airpark‑P, Chandler Municipal Airport

Soaring at estrella sailport arizona


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.

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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:

  • 6R/24L is 2,520 by 30 feet (768 x 9 m) with an asphalt surface;
  • 6C/24C is 1,995 by 25 feet (608 x 8 m) with a dirt surface;
  • 6L/24R is 1,910 by 25 feet (582 x 8 m) with a dirt surface;
  • 7/25 is 3,740 by 20 feet (1,140 x 6 m) with a dirt surface.

    • 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.

    References

    Estrella Sailport Wikipedia
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