43°59′28″N 070°56′52″W / 43.99111°N 70.94778°W
Eastern Slope Regional Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Fryeburg, Maine | ||||||||||
| Operator | Eastern Slope Airport Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | Fryeburg, Maine | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 454 ft / 138 m | ||||||||||
| Website | EasternSlopeAirport.com | ||||||||||
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Eastern Slope Regional Airport (IATA: FRY, ICAO: KIZG, FAA LID: IZG), also known as Fryeburg Airport, is a public airport located three miles (4.8 km) southeast of the central business district of Fryeburg, a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. It is owned by the Town of Fryeburg.[1] The airport is accessible from ME-5 in Fryeburg and Brownfield, Maine. It is very close to Conway, New Hampshire.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Eastern Slope Regional Airport is assigned IZG by the FAA and FRY by the IATA.[2]
History edit
The airport was built to replace White Mountain Airport in North Conway, which closed in 1988[3] and was replaced by Settlers Green outlet shopping center.[4]
Until 2004, the airport served very little purpose except to Dearborn Precision Tubular Products, which used it as a cargo stop. In 2004, Eastern Slopes Aviation began to try to secure funding for development at the airport, including the construction of a terminal and the establishment of commuter service from the airport to Portland, Maine, slated to begin in spring 2006. The airport handled 12,605 passengers in 2004.
Facilities and aircraft edit
Eastern Slope Regional Airport covers an area of 533 acres (216 ha) which contains one runway designated 14/32 with a 4,200 ft × 75 ft (1,280 m × 23 m) asphalt surface. For the 12-month period ending August 16, 2021, the airport had 7,850 aircraft operations, an average of 21 per day: 96% general aviation (7,500), 3% air taxi and 2% military.[1]
Airlines (passenger and cargo) edit
- Eastern Slopes Aviation (Boston's Logan, Portland)
- Linear Air (Air Charter Boston Hanscom, Bedford)
Historical Service edit
- 1952–present: Eastern Slopes Aviation
- 2006: Saco Airlines
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for IZG PDF, effective 2023-07-13
- ^ Great Circle Mapper: FRY / KIZG - Fryeburg, Maine (Eastern Slope Regional Airport)
- ^ [1] Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: White Mountain Airport (CWN), North Conway, New Hampshire
- ^ Prevost, Lisa (November 27, 1988). "NORTHEAST NOTEBOOK; North Conway, N.H.: A New Resort Within a Resort". The New York Times. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
External links edit
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for IZG
- AirNav airport information for KIZG
- ASN accident history for FRY
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures