Wellsville Municipal Airport

Wellsville Municipal Airport (IATA: ELZ[2], ICAO: KELZ, FAA LID: ELZ), also known as Tarantine Field, is a public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) southwest of Wellsville, a village in the Town of Wellsville, Allegany County, New York, United States.[1] The airport is owned by the Town of Wellsville.[1] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[3]

Wellsville Municipal Airport

Tarantine Field
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerTown of Wellsville
ServesWellsville, New York
Elevation AMSL2,124 ft / 647 m
Coordinates42°06′34″N 077°59′24″W
Map
ELZ
Location of airport in New York
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 5,302 1,616 Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Aircraft operations9,350
Based aircraft21

The original Wellsville airport prior to about 1970 was located about 1.5 miles northeast of the present airport's location. The original northwest/southeast runway is still clearly visible.

Facilities and aircraft

Wellsville Municipal Airport covers an area of 382 acres (155 ha) at an elevation of 2,124 feet (647 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 10/28 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,302 by 100 feet (1,616 x 30 m).[1]

The single east-west runway is 5302 feet long, however only 4900 feet is available for landing. The west-facing runway is equipped with a localizer instrument approach and a medium intensity approach lighting system which allows for a small improvement in landing minimums.

For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2012, the airport had 9,350 aircraft operations, an average of 25 per day: 91% general aviation, 8% air taxi, and 1% military. At that time there were 21 aircraft based at this airport: 81% single-engine and 19% multi-engine.[1]

References
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for ELZ (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. "IATA Airport Code Search (ELZ: Wellsville / Municipal)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
  3. "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. External link in |work= (help)
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