Estrella Sailport


Estrella Sailport is a privately owned public-use glider airport located west of the central business district of Maricopa, in Pinal County, Arizona, United States.

Facilities and aircraft

Estrella Sailport covers an area of 640 acres at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has four runways:
  • 6R/24L is 2,520 by 30 feet with an asphalt surface;
  • 6C/24C is 1,995 by 25 feet with a dirt surface;
  • 6L/24R is 1,910 by 25 feet with a dirt surface;
  • 7/25 is 3,740 by 20 feet with a dirt surface.
For the 12-month period ending April 24, 2011, the airport had 20,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 54 per day. At that time there were 42 aircraft based at this airport: 95% glider and 5% single-engine.