Estrella Sailport (FAA LID: E68) is a privately owned public-use glider airport located 7 miles (6.1 nmi; 11 km) west of the central business district of Maricopa, in Pinal County, Arizona, United States.[1]

Estrella Sailport
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: E68
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Arizona Soaring Inc.
Serves	Maricopa, Arizona
Elevation AMSL	1,273 ft / 388 m
Coordinates	33°05′07″N 112°09′40″W
Website	www.azsoaring.com
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 6R/24L 2,520 768 Asphalt 6C/24C 1,995 608 Dirt 6L/24R 1,910 582 Dirt 7/25 3,740 1,140 Dirt
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations 20,000 Based aircraft 42
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Facilities and aircraft

Estrella Sailport covers an area of 640 acres (259 ha) at an elevation of 1,273 feet (388 m) above mean sea level. It has four runways:[1]

• 6R/24L is 2,520 by 30 feet (768 x 9 m) with an asphalt surface;
• 6C/24C is 1,995 by 25 feet (608 x 8 m) with a dirt surface;
• 6L/24R is 1,910 by 25 feet (582 x 8 m) with a dirt surface;
• 7/25 is 3,740 by 20 feet (1,140 x 6 m) with a dirt surface.

For the 12-month period ending April 24, 2011, the airport had 20,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 54 per day. At that time there were 42 aircraft based at this airport: 95% glider and 5% single-engine.[1]

References

External links

• Estrella Sailport at Arizona DOT airport directory
• Arizona Soaring, Inc. at Estrella Sailport
• Aerial image as of 28 September 1996 from USGS The National Map
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for E68
  • AirNav airport information for E68
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for E68

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