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Major Gilbert Field Airport

Major Gilbert Field Airport

Airport

Major Gilbert Field Airport, also known as Madeline Island Airport, (FAA LID: 4R5) is a town-owned public use airport located 2 miles (3 km) northeast of the central business district of La Pointe, Wisconsin, a town in Ashland County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] It is named in honor of Major Gordon E. Gilbert, who served in the 554th Fighter-Bomber Squadron in WWII. The airport is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025, in which it is categorized as a basic general aviation facility.[4]

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Although most airports in the United States use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and International Air Transport Association (IATA), this airport is assigned 4R5 by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[4]

Facilities and aircraft

Major Gilbert Field Airport covers an area of 136 acres (55 ha) at an elevation of 649 feet (198 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway: 4/22 which is 3,000 by 75 feet (914 x 23 m) with an asphalt surface.[1][5]

For the 12-month period ending August 23, 2022, the airport had 6,050 aircraft operations, an average of 17 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% air taxi. In March 2024, there was 1 aircraft based at this airport: 1 single-engine.[1]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    FAA Airport Form 5010 for 4R5 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective March 21, 2024.
  2. [2]
    "4R5 - Major Gilbert Field Airport". airnav.com. AirNav. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  3. [3]
    "Town of La Pointe, Wisconsin, Airport". townoflapointewi.gov. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  4. [4]
    "NPIAS Report 2019-2023 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  5. [5]
    "Major Gilbert Field Airport Runway (4R5)". GlobalAir.com. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
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