Erie Air Park is a public use ultralight airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) north of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Erie

Erie, Illinois

Erie is a village in Whiteside County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,602 at the 2010 census, up from 1,589 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Erie is located at ....

, a village in Whiteside County, Illinois

Illinois

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, United States

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.

Facilities and aircraft

Erie Air Park covers an area of 26 acres (10.5 ha) at an elevation

Elevation

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 of 600 feet (183 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway

Runway

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 designated 18U/36U with a turf

Grass

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 surface measuring 2,000 by 200 feet (610 x 61 m).

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2008, the airport had 6,000 general aviation

General aviation

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 aircraft operations, an average of 16 per day. At that time there were 27 single-engine

Aircraft engine

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 aircraft based at this airport.

External links

• Aerial photo as of 5 April 1998 from USGS The National Map