Eloy Municipal Airport

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Coordinates: 32°48′24″N 111°35′12″W / 32.8067218°N 111.5866263°W / 32.8067218; -111.5866263

Eloy Municipal Airport
Eloy-municipal-airport-aerial-view.jpg
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorPinal County
ServesEloy, Arizona
Elevation AMSL1,511.2 ft / 461 m
Coordinates32°48′24″N 111°35′12″W / 32.8067218°N 111.5866263°W / 32.8067218; -111.5866263
WebsiteOfficial site
Map
Eloy Municipal Airport is located in Arizona
Eloy Municipal Airport
Eloy Municipal Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
2/20 3,901 1,189 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Aircraft operations30000
Based aircraft22

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]

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]

Skydive Arizona hangar

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]

Skydive Arizona DC-3

Facilities and aircraft[]

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:

  • 2/20 measuring 3,901 ft × 75 ft (1,189 m × 23 m)[6][7]

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.

References[]

  1. ^ "AirportIQ 5010". www.gcr1.com. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  2. ^ "E60 - Eloy [Muni], AZ, US - Airport - Great Circle Mapper". www.gcmap.com. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  3. ^ "About Skydive Arizona". www.skydiveaz.com. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  4. ^ Skoloff, Brian (2014-04-03). "Woman killed in Arizona skydiving accident amid world record attempt". CTVNews. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  5. ^ "Skydiver falls to death while attempting to break world record for largest skydive in Arizona - NY Daily News". nydailynews.com. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  6. ^ "AirNav: E60 - Eloy Municipal Airport". www.airnav.com. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  7. ^ "AOPA Airports". www.aopa.org. Retrieved 2018-06-05.

External links[]

Retrieved from ""