Waukesha County Airport

Coordinates: 43°02′28″N 088°14′13″W / 43.04111°N 88.23694°W / 43.04111; -88.23694

Waukesha County International Airport
Greater Milwaukee Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner/Operator Waukesha County
Location Waukesha, Wisconsin
Elevation AMSL 912 ft / 278 m
Website waukeshacounty.gov/airport
Maps

Airport Diagram
UES
Location of airport in Wisconsin
UES
UES (the US)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 5,849 1,783 Concrete
18/36 3,599 1,097 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2017) 36,896
Based aircraft (2018) 144
Sources: FAA[1] and airport website[2]

'Waukesha County Airport/Crites Field (IATA: UES, ICAO: KUES, FAA LID: UES),[3] is a public use airport located two miles (3 km) north of the central business district of Waukesha, a city in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] It is owned and operated by Waukesha County.[2] 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 national reliever aviation facility.[4]

Flight for Life-Wisconsin announced in October 2007 that it will move its operations to this airport in the summer of 2008.[5]

Waukesha County Airport's main runway, 10/28 was completely reconstructed in summer 2015.[6]

Facilities and aircraft

Waukesha County Airport covers an area of 543 acres (220 ha) and contains two runways: 10/28 with a concrete pavement measuring 5,849 x 100 ft (1,783 x 30 m) and 18/36 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,599 x 75 ft (1,097 x 23 m).[1][7]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2017, the airport had 36,896 aircraft operations, an average of 101 per day: 91% general aviation, 8% air taxi and less than 1% military. In October 2018, there were 144 aircraft based at this airport: 116 single-engine, 14 multi-engine, 13 jet and 1 glider.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for UES (Form 5010 PDF), effective October 11, 2018.
  2. 1 2 Waukesha County Airport / Crites Field, official website
  3. ↑ "Wisconsin Bureau of Aeronautics - Airport Information: UES" (PDF). Wisconsin Bureau of Aeronautics. August 28, 2017.
  4. ↑ "NPIAS Report 2019-2023 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Flight for Life moves to Waukesha". The Business Journal of Milwaukee. October 11, 2007.
  6. ↑ "Waukesha County Airport replacing main runway". Retrieved 2017-08-28.
  7. ↑ Inc., CGH Technologies,. "WAUKESHA COUNTY". nfdc.faa.gov. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
  • "Waukesha County Airport" (PDF).  (137 KiB) information from Wisconsin DOT
  • FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective October 11, 2018


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