Eloy Municipal Airport (FAA LID: E60) is a public use non-towered airport located 3.5 miles (3.0 nmi; 5.6 km) northwest of the central business district of Eloy, a city in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. It is 50 miles (43 nmi; 80 km) southeast of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.[1]
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner/Operator | Pinal County | ||||||||||
Serves | Eloy, Arizona | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,511.2 ft / 461 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 32.8067218°N 111.5866263°W / 32.8067218; -111.5866263 | ||||||||||
Website | Official site | ||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration |
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA, IATA, and ICAO this airport is only assigned E60 by the FAA.[2]
The airport was opened in February 1969.
Since 1991 the airport has been home to Skydive Arizona, operating the largest skydiving center in the world with a fleet of four Twin Otters, seven Skyvans, and one Douglas DC-3.[3][4][5]
Eloy Municipal Airport covers an area of 371 acres (150 ha) at an elevation of 1,511.2 ft (460.6 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt runway:
For the 12-month period ending April 20, 2017, the airport had 30,000 aircraft operations, an average of 82 per day: 99.5% general aviation and 0.5% military. At that time there were 22 aircraft based at this airport: 55% single-engine, 10% ultralight, 35% multi-engine, no jet, and no helicopters.