Viroqua Municipal Airport

Viroqua Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Viroqua
ServesViroqua, Wisconsin
OpenedMay 1964 (1964-05)
Time zoneCST (UTC−06:00)
 • Summer (DST)CDT (UTC−05:00)
Elevation AMSL1,292 ft / 394 m
Coordinates43°34′47″N 090°53′52″W / 43.57972°N 90.89778°W / 43.57972; -90.89778
Websitehttps://viroqua-wisconsin.com/services/airport.php
Map
Y51
Location of airport in Wisconsin
Y51
Y51 (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11/29 4,000 1,219 Asphalt
2/20 2,424 739 Turf
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2023)9,600
Based aircraft (2024)18

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 2025–2029, 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 18, 2023, the airport had 9,600 aircraft operations: 99% general aviation, less than 1% air taxi and less than 1% military. In July 2024, there were 18 aircraft based at this airport: all 18 single-engine.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for Y51 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective July 11, 2024.
  2. ^ "Y51 - Viroqua Municipal Airport". airnav.com. AirNav. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
  3. ^ "Airport - Viroqua, WI". Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "NPIAS Report 2025-2029 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 28, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
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