# Major Gilbert Field Airport (4R5)

**Major Gilbert Field Airport** (FAA: 4R5) is a small airport in La Pointe, Wisconsin, United States. It opened in Aug 1949. It has one runway, 3,000 ft (914 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/k4r5

## At a glance

- FAA: 4R5
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: La Pointe, Wisconsin, United States
- Opened: Aug 1949
- Elevation: 649 ft / 198 m
- Coordinates: 46.7887, -90.7587
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,000 ft / 914 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://townoflapointewi.gov/airport
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_Gilbert_Field_Airport (3 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28447509
- Weather station: K4R5
- Ident: K4R5

## Timeline

- Aug 1949: Major Gilbert Field Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 3,000 ft / 914 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 040° / 220° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,000 ft / 914 m | =15,843 of 29,858 | =6,443 in North America | =5,447 in US |
| Elevation | 649 ft / 198 m | #24,468 of 43,403 | #11,738 in North America | #9,767 in US |
| Age | Opened 1949 | =3,461 of 15,079 | =2,337 in North America | =2,277 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CTAF | CTAF | 122.900 |

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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/k4r5/data