Waukesha County Airport
Coordinates: 43°02′28″N 088°14′13″W / 43.04111°N 88.23694°W
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Waukesha County | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Waukesha, Wisconsin | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 912 ft / 278 m | ||||||||||||||
| Website | waukeshacounty.gov/airport | ||||||||||||||
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'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 2021–2025, in which it is categorized as a national reliever aviation facility.[4]
Flight for Life-Wisconsin announced in October 2007 that it would move its operations to this airport in the summer of 2008.[5]
Waukesha County Airport's main runway 10/28 was completely reconstructed in the summer of 2015.[6]
Facilities and aircraft
Waukesha County Airport covers an area of 577 acres (234 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 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 July 2022, there were 213 aircraft based at this airport: 159 single-engine, 20 multi-engine, 28 jet, 4 helicopter and 2 glider.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for UES PDF, effective July 14, 2022.
- ^ a b Waukesha County Airport / Crites Field, official website
- ^ "Wisconsin Bureau of Aeronautics - Airport Information: UES" (PDF). Wisconsin Bureau of Aeronautics. August 28, 2017.
- ^ "NPIAS Report 2019-2023 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
- ^ "Flight for Life moves to Waukesha". The Business Journal of Milwaukee. October 11, 2007.
- ^ "Waukesha County Airport replacing main runway". Retrieved 2017-08-28.
- ^ Inc., CGH Technologies. "WAUKESHA COUNTY". nfdc.faa.gov. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
External links
- "Waukesha County Airport" (PDF). (137 KiB) information from Wisconsin DOT
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective February 22, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for UES
- AirNav airport information for KUES
- ASN accident history for UES
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
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