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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]

Ephraim-Gibraltar Airport
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: 3D2
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Village of Ephraim and Town of Gibraltar
Location	Ephraim, Wisconsin
Elevation AMSL	773 ft / 236 m
Coordinates	45°08′08″N 087°11′17″W
Website	FriendsOfEphraimGibraltarAirport
Map
3D2 Location of airport in Wisconsin Show map of Wisconsin 3D2 3D2 (the United States) Show map of the United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 14/32 2,697 822 Asphalt 1/19 2,324 708 Turf
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2020) 9,300 Based aircraft (2022) 20
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

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 June 25, 2020, 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 July 2022, there were 20 aircraft based at this airport: 17 single-engine, 1 multi-engine and 2 helicopter.[1]

Climate

Ephraim-Gibraltar Airport Climate chart (explanation) J F M A M J J A S O N D     63     −6 −9     52     −8 −18     49     1 −6     97     9 −1     86     14 4     91     19 9     105     19 14     96     22 17     96     18 13     107     10 5     80     5 2     57     2 −4 Average max. and min. temperatures in °C Precipitation totals in mm Source: [6] Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     2.5     21 16     2     18 0     1.9     34 21     3.8     48 30     3.4     57 39     3.6     66 48     4.1     66 57     3.8     72 63     3.8     64 55     4.2     50 41     3.1     41 36     2.2     36 25 Average max. and min. temperatures in °F Precipitation totals in inches

References

External links

• Friends of Ephraim-Gibraltar Airport
• FAA Terminal Procedures for 3D2, effective September 8, 2022
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for 3D2
  • AirNav airport information for 3D2
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for 3D2

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