# Estrella Sailport Gliderport (E68)

**Estrella Sailport Gliderport** (FAA: E68) is a small airport in Maricopa, Arizona, United States. It opened in Mar 1969. It has 4 runways; the longest is 3,740 ft (1,140 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/e68

## At a glance

- FAA: E68
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Maricopa, Arizona, United States
- Opened: Mar 1969
- Elevation: 1,273 ft / 388 m
- Coordinates: 33.0853, -112.1610
- Runways: 4
- Longest runway: 3,740 ft / 1,140 m
- Time zone: UTC-7 · America/Phoenix
- Website: http://www.azsoaring.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estrella_Sailport (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10844895
- Weather station: KA39
- Ident: E68

## Timeline

- Mar 1969: Estrella Sailport Gliderport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 3,740 ft / 1,140 m | 20 ft / 6 m | Dirt |  |  |
| 06R/24L | 2,520 ft / 768 m | 30 ft / 9 m | Asphalt |  |  |
| 06C/24C | 1,995 ft / 608 m | 25 ft / 8 m | Dirt |  |  |
| 06L/24R | 1,910 ft / 582 m | 25 ft / 8 m | Dirt |  |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,740 ft / 1,140 m | =11,455 of 29,858 | =4,560 in North America | =3,803 in US |
| Elevation | 1,273 ft / 388 m | =14,172 of 43,403 | =6,130 in North America | =4,757 in US |
| Age | Opened 1969 | =6,015 of 15,079 | =4,280 in North America | =4,191 in US |
| Runways | 4 | =41 of 29,978 | =20 in North America | =19 in US |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/e68/data