Ephraim–Gibraltar Airport

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]

Ephraim-Gibraltar Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorVillage of Ephraim and Town of Gibraltar
LocationEphraim, Wisconsin
Elevation AMSL773 ft / 236 m
Coordinates45°08′08″N 087°11′17″W
WebsiteFriendsOfEphraimGibraltarAirport
Map
3D2 is located in Wisconsin
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Location of airport in Wisconsin
3D2 is located in the United States
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3D2 (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 2,697 822 Asphalt
1/19 2,324 708 Turf
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2023)9,300
Based aircraft (2023)17

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 773 feet (236 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 October 2023, there were 17 aircraft based at this airport: 14 single-engine, 1 multi-engine and 2 helicopter.[1]

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See also

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for 3D2 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective October 5, 2023.
  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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