Newton City/County Airport

Newton City-County Airport (IATA: EWK, ICAO: KEWK, FAA LID: EWK) is three miles east of Newton, in Harvey County, Kansas. It is owned by the City of Newton and Harvey County.[1]

Newton City-County Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Newton & Harvey County
ServesHarvey County, Kansas
LocationNewton, Kansas
Elevation AMSL1,533 ft / 467 m
Coordinates38°03′30″N 097°16′28″W
Websitewww.NewtonAirport.com
Map
EWK
Location of airport in Kansas / United States
EWK
EWK (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 7,003 2,135 Asphalt
8/26 3,501 1,067 Asphalt
Statistics (2008)
Aircraft operations65,044
Based aircraft99

The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a reliever airport[2] for Wichita Mid-Continent Airport.[1]

Facilities

The airport covers 635 acres (257 ha) at an elevation of 1,533 feet (467 m). It has two asphalt runways: runway 17/35 is 7,003 by 100 feet (2,135 x 30 m) and 8/26 is 3,501 by 60 feet (1,067 x 18 m).[1]

The Hesston College aviation program operates out of Hangar K.

In the year ending June 10, 2008 the airport had 65,044 aircraft operations, average 178 per day: 99% general aviation, 1% air taxi, and <1% military. 99 aircraft were then based at the airport: 77% single-engine, 13% multi-engine, 7% jet, 2% helicopter and 1% ultralight.[1]

References

  1. FAA Airport Master Record for EWK (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 30 June 2011.
  2. National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015: Appendix A (PDF, 2.03 MB). Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 4 October 2010.
  • Newton City-County Airport at City of Newton website
  • "Airport diagram and aerial photo" (PDF). (186 KB) from Kansas DOT Airport Directory
  • Aerial photo as of 1 October 1991 from USGS The National Map
  • FAA Terminal Procedures for EWK, effective June 18, 2020
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