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Major Gilbert Field Airport Madeline Island Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Town of La Pointe | ||||||||||
| Serves | La Pointe, Wisconsin | ||||||||||
| Opened | August 1949 | ||||||||||
| Time zone | CST (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 649 ft (198 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°47′19″N 090°45′31″W / 46.78861°N 90.75861°W | ||||||||||
| Website | www.townoflapointewi.gov/airport | ||||||||||
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  4R5 Location of airport in Wisconsin  4R5 4R5 (the United States) | |||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1][2][3] | |||||||||||
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 2025–2029, in which it is categorized as a basic general aviation facility.[4]
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
[edit]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]
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 July 2024, there was 1 aircraft based at this airport: 1 single-engine.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "FAA Airport Form 5010 for 4R5" (PDF). FAA. . Federal Aviation Administration. effective July 11, 2024.
- ↑ "Town of La Pointe, Wisconsin, Airport". townoflapointewi.gov. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
- 1 2 "NPIAS Report 2025-2029 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 28, 2024. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Airport Diagram at town of La Pointe website
- Airport page at town of La Pointe website
- FAA Terminal Procedures for 4R5, effective August 6, 2026
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for 4R5
- AirNav airport information for 4R5
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 4R5
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