Airport

Major Gilbert Field Airport

Madeline Island Airport

* IATA: none
* ICAO: none
* FAA LID: 4R5

Summary
Airport type| Public
Owner| Town of La Pointe
Serves| La Pointe, Wisconsin
Elevation AMSL| 648 ft / 198 m
Coordinates| 46°47′19″N 090°45′31″W / 46.78861°N 90.75861°W / 46.78861; -90.75861Coordinates: 46°47′19″N 090°45′31″W / 46.78861°N 90.75861°W / 46.78861; -90.75861
Website| www.townoflapointewi.gov/airport
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Runways
| Direction | Length  | Surface

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ft  | m
4/22  | 3,000  | 914  | Asphalt
Statistics
| Aircraft operations (2019)| 6,050

|

Based aircraft (2022)| 1

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 (1919-1962) who served in the 554th Fighter-Bomber Squadron in WWII.[4] 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.[5]

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.[5]

## Contents

* 1 Facilities and aircraft
* 2 See also
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Facilities and aircraft[edit]

Major Gilbert Field Airport covers an area of 136 acres (55 ha) at an elevation of 648 feet (198 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway: 4/22 is 3,000 by 75 feet (914 x 23 m) with an asphalt surface.[1][6]

For the 12-month period ending August 15, 2019, the airport had 6,050 aircraft operations, an average of 17 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% air taxi. In March 2022, there was 1 aircraft based at this airport: 1 single-engine.[1]

## See also[edit]

* List of airports in Wisconsin

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for 4R5 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective March 24, 2022.
2. ^ "4R5 - Major Gilbert Field Airport". airnav.com. AirNav. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
3. ^ "Town of La Pointe, Wisconsin, Airport". townoflapointewi.gov. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
4. ^ "Maj Gordon E Gilbert (1919-1962) - Find A Grave..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
5. ^ a b "NPIAS Report 2019-2023 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
6. ^ "Major Gilbert Field Airport Runway (4R5)". GlobalAir.com. Retrieved September 11, 2016.

## 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 June 16, 2022
* 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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