Newton City/County Airport

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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 / 38.05833°N 97.27444°W / 38.05833; -97.27444
Websitewww.NewtonAirport.com
Map
EWK is located in Kansas
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Location of airport in Kansas / United States
EWK is located in the United States
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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 (2019)
Aircraft operations (year ending 8/21/2019)65,044
Based aircraft85

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]

History

This establishment was created during World War 2 as a flight training facility for the U.S. Navy. After WW2 ended, it was converted into an airport. It is mostly used as a transport facility now. Also, the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a reliever airport for Wichita Mid-Continent Airport.[2]

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 August 21, 2019, the airport had 65,044 aircraft operations, average 178 per day: 98% general aviation, 1% air taxi, and <1% military. 85 aircraft were then based at the airport: 78 single-engine, 4 multi-engine, 2 jet, and 1 helicopter.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for EWK PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 10 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Newton City-County Airport | City of Newton, KS". www.newtonkansas.com. Retrieved 2020-08-07.

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