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E68 · Estrella Sailport Gliderport

FAA-LID · US · 4 NTSB events

ID E68 Elev 1,273 ft Lat 33° 5.12' N Lon 112° 9.66' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

8 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,740 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
07 — 3,740 ft 20 ft DIRT-F No —
25 — 3,740 ft 20 ft DIRT-F No —
06R — 2,520 ft 30 ft ASPH-F No —
24L — 2,520 ft 30 ft ASPH-F No —
06C — 1,995 ft 25 ft DIRT-F No —
24C — 1,995 ft 25 ft DIRT-F No —
06L — 1,910 ft 25 ft DIRT-F No —
24R — 1,910 ft 25 ft DIRT-F No —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 9 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (9 sentences)
  • ·OBSTRNS MTNS SW, N & NW. 1 FT BERM & 1 FT DITCH 30 FT NORTH OF RWY 06L/24R.
  • ·FOR CD CTC PHOENIX APCH AT 602-306-2565.
  • ·GLIDERS NOT EQUIPPED WITH ADS-B PWR ACFT PAT S OF RWYS; GLIDER PAT N OF RWYS.
  • ·PWR OPS USE RWY NOT IN USE BY GLIDERS.
  • ·AEROBATIC BOX ACTV 0900-1800; ONE SQUARE MI ARND PXR194023.
  • ·ALERT: HVY GLIDER TFC OPS WO COM WI 5 NM.
  • ·ALL OPS PPR DUE TO GLIDER ACT - AMGR.
  • ·CLSD INDEFLY. 4 FT BRUSH 117 FT L AT RWY END. 5 FT BRUSH 40 FT L & 0-20 FT RWY END.
  • ·GLIDER SVC ONLY. 123.3 AVBL FOR COMM BTN GLIDER & TOW ACFT.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

4 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=4

  • Hard landing 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Other 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2004-09-02 Schweizer SGS 2-33A · Other · VMC · day →
1998-04-28 Schweizer SGS-1-35 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1995-07-06 Piper PA-25-235 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1989-07-15 Burkhart Grob G-102 · Hard landing · VMC · day →

Designees in AZ

CFI Flight Instructors 2,748 A&P Mechanics 8,011 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 32 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 19 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 9 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 7 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 9 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 46 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 124 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 20 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 23 ODA Organizational Designations 11 Schools Flight Schools 61 FBO Fixed Base Operators 57 Clubs Flying Clubs 19 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 8 EAA EAA Chapters 20

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Gregory Allen Porter Goodyear AZ 14 nm
Gregory Richard Newman Goodyear AZ 14 nm
James Pitman Goodyear AZ 14 nm
Pritesh Tailor Goodyear AZ 14 nm
Vincent Remcho Goodyear AZ 14 nm
William Devereaux Goodyear AZ 14 nm
Anthony Jack Jobusch Chandler AZ 20 nm
Clayton Andrew Beckmann Chandler AZ 20 nm
Henry Curtis Brunjes Chandler AZ 20 nm
Jeffrey Peter Gerencser Chandler AZ 20 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Melody Caver Almond Maricopa AZ 9 nm
Bernard Martin Maricopa AZ 9 nm
Matthew Joel Burke Maricopa AZ 9 nm
David Andrew Harrington Maricopa AZ 9 nm
Chad Daniel Hermansen Maricopa AZ 9 nm
Peter Abe Hill Jr Maricopa AZ 9 nm
Heath Kyle Gleason Maricopa AZ 9 nm
Nicholas Giovanni Rizzo Maricopa AZ 9 nm
Kevin Duane Low Behnke Maricopa AZ 9 nm
Bruce Ellis Bishop Maricopa AZ 9 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
John David Haehn Maricopa AZ 9 nm
Terry Allen Horne Maricopa AZ 9 nm
David Wayne Walters Maricopa AZ 9 nm
Matthew Joel Burke Maricopa AZ 9 nm
William Mitchell Kurtzhals Maricopa AZ 9 nm
Ty James Klopfenstein Maricopa AZ 9 nm
Darius Eugene Hooker Maricopa AZ 9 nm
Charles Nyaga Kamau Maricopa AZ 9 nm
Albert Brandenburg Maricopa AZ 9 nm
Bruce Allen Brekke Maricopa AZ 9 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
FLITE Instruments & Avionics
Chandler, AZ
 21 nm
Falcon Executive Aviation
Mesa, AZ
 31 nm
Arizona Aircraft Interior Design, Inc.
Mesa, AZ
 31 nm
Arizona Aeropainting
Eloy, AZ
 34 nm
SawyerMX
Scottsdale, AZ
 34 nm
Aero Panache
Scottsdale, AZ
 35 nm
Sonora Avionics, Inc.
Tucson, AZ
 76 nm
Miller Avionics
Nogales, AZ
 120 nm
SoCal Aircraft Inspections
Bermuda Dunes, CA
 210 nm
AtheneAir - Maintenance
Boulder City, NV
 217 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.