Viroqua Municipal Airport

Viroqua Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Viroqua
Serves Viroqua, Wisconsin
Elevation AMSL 1,292 ft / 394 m
Coordinates 43°34′46″N 090°53′51″W / 43.57944°N 90.89750°W / 43.57944; -90.89750Coordinates: 43°34′46″N 090°53′51″W / 43.57944°N 90.89750°W / 43.57944; -90.89750
Website City-of-Viroqua/airport
Map
Y51
Location of airport in Wisconsin
Y51
Y51 (the US)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11/29 4,000 1,219 Asphalt
2/20 2,424 739 Turf
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2015) 9,600
Based aircraft (2018) 22

Viroqua Municipal Airport, (FAA LID: Y51) is a city-owned public-use airport located 2 miles (3 km) north of the central business district of Viroqua, Wisconsin, a city in Vernon County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2019–2023, in which it is categorized as a local general aviation facility.[4]

Although most airports in the United States use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and International Air Transport Association (IATA), this airport is assigned Y51 by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[4]

Facilities and aircraft

Viroqua Municipal Airport covers an area of 147 acres (59 ha) at an elevation of 1,292 feet (394 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 11/29 is 4,000 by 60 feet (1,219 x 18 m) with an asphalt surface, it has approved GPS approaches and 2/20 is 2,424 by 90 feet (739 x 27 m) with a turf surface.[1]

For the 12-month period ending August 14, 2015, the airport had 9,600 aircraft operations: 98% general aviation, 1% air taxi and 1% military. In June 2018, there were 22 aircraft based at this airport: 19 single-engine, 1 multi-engine, 1 helicopter and 1 ultra-light.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for Y51 (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. effective June 21, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Y51 - Viroqua Municipal Airport". airnav.com. AirNav. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Airport - Viroqua, WI". Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  4. 1 2 "NPIAS Report 2019-2023 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2018.


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