Ephraim-Gibraltar Airport | |||||||||||||||
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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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Source:
Federal Aviation Administration
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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]
The first runway at the airport was graded in 1945. [4]
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 March 2024, there were 22 aircraft based at this airport: 18 single-engine, 2 multi-engine and 2 helicopter. [1]
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