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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]

It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025, in which it is categorized as a local general aviation facility.[3]

History

The first runway at the airport was graded in 1945.[4]

Facilities and aircraft

Ephraim–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 April 2024, there were 22 aircraft based at this airport: 18 single-engine, 2 multi-engine and 2 helicopter.[1]

Climate

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for 3D2 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 18, 2024.
  2. ^ "3D2 - Ephraim-Fish Creek Airport - FAA information effective July 9, 2010". FAA data republished by AirNav. Archived from the original on September 13, 2010.
  3. ^ "NPIAS Report 2019-2023 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  4. ^ Northern Airport to Grade Air Strip, Door County Advocate, Volume 84, Number 16, page 1
  5. ^ "Airport Information: 3D2". AirNav. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
  6. ^ "NASA EarthData Search". NASA. Retrieved 30 January 2016.

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