Major Gilbert Field Airport Madeline Island Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Town of La Pointe | ||||||||||
Serves | La Pointe, Wisconsin | ||||||||||
Time zone | CST ( UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||
• Summer ( DST) | CDT ( UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 649 ft / 198 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 46°47′19″N 090°45′31″W / 46.78861°N 90.75861°W | ||||||||||
Website | www.townoflapointewi.gov/airport | ||||||||||
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Major Gilbert Field Airport, also known as Madeline Island Airport, ( FAA LID: 4R5) is a town-owned public use airport located 2 miles (3 km) northeast of the central business district of La Pointe, Wisconsin, a town in Ashland County, Wisconsin, United States. [1] It is named in honor of Major Gordon E. Gilbert, who served in the 554th Fighter-Bomber Squadron in WWII. The airport is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025, in which it is categorized as a basic general aviation facility. [4]
Although most airports in the United States use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and International Air Transport Association (IATA), this airport is assigned 4R5 by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA. [4]
Major Gilbert Field Airport covers an area of 136 acres (55 ha) at an elevation of 649 feet (198 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway: 4/22 which is 3,000 by 75 feet (914 x 23 m) with an asphalt surface. [1] [5]
For the 12-month period ending August 23, 2022, the airport had 6,050 aircraft operations, an average of 17 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% air taxi. In March 2024, there was 1 aircraft based at this airport: 1 single-engine. [1]