Eastern Slope Regional Airport
Airport
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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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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||
Eastern Slope Regional Airport[2] (IATA: FRY, ICAO: KIZG, FAA LID: IZG), officially Eastern Slopes Regional Airport and 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 Maine State Route 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.[3]
History
The airport was built to replace White Mountain Airport in North Conway, which closed in 1988[4] and was replaced by Settlers Green outlet shopping center.[5]
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.[citation needed]
Facilities and aircraft
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)
- Eastern Slopes Aviation (Boston's Logan, Portland)
- Linear Air (Air Charter Boston Hanscom, Bedford)
Historical Service
- 1952–present: Eastern Slopes Aviation
- 2006: Saco Airlines