Estrella Sailport
E68 · Maricopa, Arizona · Pinal County · map
Estrella Sailport is a public-use gliderport owned by Arizona Soaring INC, 6 miles west of Maricopa, Arizona, 1,273 feet above sea level. It has 4 runways; the longest, 07/25, is 3,740 feet of dirt.
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What is the airport code for Estrella Sailport?
Its FAA code is E68.
Where is Estrella Sailport?
It is 6 miles west of Maricopa, Arizona, 1,273 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Estrella Sailport?
The longest of its 4 runways, 07/25, is 3,740 feet long.
Does Estrella Sailport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Estrella Sailport?
43 pilot examiners and 16 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The gliderport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA E68
- Kind
- Gliderport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Arizona Soaring INC
- Elevation
- 1,273 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Phoenix sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 13E
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1969
Runways 4
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 3,740 × 20 ft | Dirt, fair | |
| 06R/24L | 2,520 × 30 ft | Asphalt, fair | |
| 06C/24C | 1,995 × 25 ft | Dirt, fair | |
| 06L/24R | 1,910 × 25 ft | Dirt, fair |
- Runway 07: brush 10 ft high 256 ft from the end
- Runway 25: brush 6 ft high 105 ft from the end
- Runway 06R: right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 06C: right-hand traffic pattern, brush 4 ft high 20 ft from the end
- Runway 24C: brush 8 ft high 100 ft from the end
- Runway 06L: right-hand traffic pattern, tree 10 ft high 90 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | · 123.3 available for comm between glider and tow aircraft. |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction, aircraft rental, glider towing
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Stellar Airpark (18 nm northeast), Casa Grande Municipal (21 nm east), Chandler Municipal (21 nm northeast), Phoenix Sky Harbor International (22 nm north).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Ak-Chin Regional (13 nm southeast), Stellar Airpark (18 nm northeast), Casa Grande Municipal (21 nm east), Chandler Municipal (21 nm northeast).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Arizona · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- 123.3 available for comm between glider and tow aircraft.
- Obstrns mtns southwest, north and northwest. 1 feet berm and 1 feet ditch 30 feet north of runway 06L/24R.
- Glider service only.
- 4 feet brush 117 feet L at runway end.
- 5 feet brush 40 feet L and 0-20 feet runway end.
- Closed indefinitely.
- Pwr aircraft pattern south of runways; glider pattern north of runways.
- Pwr operations use runway not in use by gliders.
- Aerobatic box actv 9:00 am to 6:00 pm; one square MI around PXR194023.
- Hvy no radio act.
- Tkoff paved runway only.
- Alert: hvy glider traffic operations WO com WI 5 NM.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Maricopa from the FAA register
44 aircraft are registered to owners in Maricopa, Arizona: 27 piston singles, 11 gliders, 2 weight-shift and powered parachutes, 2 balloons, 1 helicopter. Not every one of them is based at this gliderport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this gliderport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Arizona.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
43 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 42 for private pilot, 39 for commercial and instrument, 12 for airline transport pilot, 25 for flight instructor, 5 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 36 for airplanes, 22 for multi-engine airplanes, 5 for helicopters, 2 for gliders, 1 for balloons. Also nearby: 7 sport aviation examiners, 16 aviation medical examiners, 7 mechanic examiners, 4 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 9 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 23 engineering representatives, 2 parachute rigger examiners, 2 aircraft dispatcher examiners, 7 training center evaluators, 24 aircrew program designees, 4 training center examiners, 10 administrative pilot examiners.
- Charles Edwin Schroll private pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot; gliders · Arizona Soaring Inc · Maricopa, AZ (13 nm) · (520) 360-7672 · [email protected]
- Edmond William Verville private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Aero Guard Flight Training Center KCHD · Chgandler, AZ (20 nm) · (269) 207-5864 · [email protected]
- Anthony Jack Jobusch private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, commercial pilot; gliders · Chandler, AZ (21 nm) · (480) 272-0797 · [email protected]
- Clayton Andrew Beckmann private pilot, commercial and instrument, commercial pilot; helicopters · Quantum Helicopters · Chandler, AZ (21 nm) · (520) 336-7274 · [email protected]
- Henry Curtis Brunjes private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Stellar Airpark · Chandler, AZ (21 nm) · (480) 409-9000 · [email protected]
- Jeffrey Peter Gerencser private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Chandler, AZ (21 nm) · (480) 650-8390 · [email protected]
- Jerod Brandon Bybee private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Aeroguard Chandler · Chandler, AZ (21 nm) · (480) 648-7601 · [email protected]
- Jordan Brown private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Chandler, AZ (21 nm) · (928) 551-5525 · [email protected]
All 158 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- DADE: Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this gliderport
Accidents and incidents at or near this gliderport NTSB records · 4 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this gliderport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Maricopa 44 aircraft · 27 piston singles, 11 gliders, 2 weight-shift and powered parachutes
- Arizona Soaring INC 14 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this gliderport 4 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Arizona 2,983 since 1982 · 466 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Arizona 77 landing places
- Arizona 8,418 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/E68.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 27, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.