Eastern Slopes Regional Airport

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.

Eastern Slope Regional Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerFryeburg, Maine
OperatorEastern Slope Airport Authority
ServesFryeburg, Maine
Elevation AMSL454 ft / 138 m
WebsiteEasternSlopeAirport.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 4,200 1,280 Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations33,350

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

The airport was built to replace the North Conway airport (closed in 1988[3] and now Settler's Green Outlet Village).

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

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 26, 2006, the airport had 33,350 aircraft operations, an average of 91 per day: 99% general aviation (33,000), 1% air taxi and <1% 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

References
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for IZG (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-12-20
  2. Great Circle Mapper: FRY / KIZG - Fryeburg, Maine (Eastern Slope Regional Airport)
  3. Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: White Mountain Airport (CWN), North Conway, New Hampshire
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