Waukesha County Airport

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 typePublic
Owner/OperatorWaukesha County
LocationWaukesha, Wisconsin
OpenedSeptember 1937 (1937-09)
Time zoneCST (UTC−06:00)
 • Summer (DST)CDT (UTC−05:00)
Elevation AMSL912 ft / 278 m
Websitewaukeshacounty.gov/airport
Maps

FAA airport diagram
UES
Location of airport in Wisconsin
UES
UES (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 5,849 1,783 Concrete
18/36 3,599 1,097 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2021)61,471
Based aircraft (2024)218
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 2025–2029, in which it is categorized as a national relief airport.[4]

Operations

Flight for Life-Wisconsin announced in October 2007 that it would move its operations to Waukesha in the summer of 2008.[5] Due to distance concerns, they moved to the Burlington Municipal Airport in November 2021.[6]

Facilities and aircraft

Waukesha County Airport covers an area of 577 acres (234 ha) and contains two runways: the primary runway 10/28 with a concrete pavement measuring 5,849 x 100 ft (1,783 x 30 m) and the crosswind runway 18/36 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,599 x 75 ft (1,097 x 23 m).[1][7] Waukesha County Airport's main runway 10/28 was completely reconstructed in the summer of 2015.[8] They expanded their parking lot in 2023.[9]

For the 12-month period ending April 30, 2021, the airport had 61,471 aircraft operations, an average of 168 per day: 95% general aviation, 5% air taxi, and less than 1% military. In August 2024, there were 218 aircraft based at this airport: 168 single-engine and 18 multi-engine airplanes, 25 jet, 5 helicopter and 2 glider.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for UES PDF, effective August 8, 2024.
  2. ^ a b 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 2025-2029 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 28, 2024. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  5. ^ "Flight for Life moves to Waukesha". The Business Journal of Milwaukee. October 11, 2007.
  6. ^ Healy, Frank. "Flight for Life breaks ground on bigger, permanent facility in Burlington". CBS58. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  7. ^ "WAUKESHA COUNTY". nfdc.faa.gov. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  8. ^ "Waukesha County Airport replacing main runway". Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  9. ^ Rae, Faith (June 14, 2023). "Waukesha County Airport construction on track to finish in late August". The Waukesha Freeman. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
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