Grapevine Airstrip (FAA LID: 88AZ) (formerly E75) is a non-towered general aviation recreational airstrip located on the Tonto Basin District of the Tonto National Forest, 43 mi (37 nmi; 69 km) east of Scottsdale, Arizona in Roosevelt, a town in Gila County, Arizona, United States. The airstrip sits .25 mi (400 m) from the shore of Lake Roosevelt, one of Arizona's largest bodies of water.[1]
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| Airport type | Charted as private | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | United States Forest Service | ||||||||||
| Location | Roosevelt, Arizona | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,329 ft / 710 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°38′27.27″N 111°03′24.9″W / 33.6409083°N 111.056917°W | ||||||||||
| Website | http://theraf.org/airport/88az | ||||||||||
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First constructed in the 1950s and paved in the 1980s, the airstrip was closed by the United States Forest Service (USFS) on June 27, 1997.[why?] Starting in 2012 with approval of the USFS, volunteers from the Recreational Aviation Foundation and Arizona Pilots Association donated hundreds of volunteer hours over five years to bring Grapevine Airstrip to an operational status. It reopened on February 10, 2017.[2][3][4][5]
Grapevine was officially charted as a private airport by agreement with the USFS, to ensure that no touch-and-go landings, training, or commercial operations are conducted at the airstrip. However, it is open to the public, and the Arizona Pilots Association holds regular fly-ins to the airstrip.[6]
Facilities
editGrapevine Airstrip is at an elevation of 2,329 ft (710 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt concrete–paved runway:
- 17/35 measuring 3,800 ft × 40 ft (1,158 m × 12 m)[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Grapevine Airstrip | Recreational Aviation Foundation". theraf.org. Archived from the original on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- ^ "Arizona's Grapevine Airstrip opens". General Aviation News. 2017-06-01. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- ^ "Arizona's Grapevine airstrip one step closer to re-opening". General Aviation News. 2016-10-04. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- ^ Spencer, Mark. "Backcountry - Preserving Grapevine Airstrip". azpilots.org. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- ^ "Termination of Grapevine Airstrip Closure 12-157" (PDF). US Forest Service.
- ^ "Grapevine Airstrip Information" (PDF). azpilots.org.
- ^ "AirportIQ 5010". www.gcr1.com. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
External links
edit- Fly-in to Grapevine Airstrip safety briefing video
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for 88AZ
- AirNav airport information for 88AZ
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 88AZ