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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 / 33.08528°N 112.16111°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | www.azsoaring.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 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]
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]