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Eastern Slopes Regional Airport

Coordinates: 43°59′28″N 070°56′52″W / 43.99111°N 70.94778°W / 43.99111; -70.94778
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43°59′28″N 070°56′52″W / 43.99111°N 70.94778°W / 43.99111; -70.94778

Eastern Slope Regional Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerFryeburg, Maine
OperatorEastern Slope Airport Authority
ServesFryeburg, Maine
Elevation AMSL454 ft / 138 m
WebsiteEasternSlopeAirport.com
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 4,200 1,280 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Aircraft operations (year ending 8/16/2021)7,850

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

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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

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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)

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Historical Service

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for IZG PDF, effective 2023-07-13
  2. ^ Great Circle Mapper: FRY / KIZG - Fryeburg, Maine (Eastern Slope Regional Airport)
  3. ^ [1] Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: White Mountain Airport (CWN), North Conway, New Hampshire
  4. ^ 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.
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