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| name = Waukesha County International Airport
| name = Waukesha County International Airport
| nativename = Greater Milwaukee Airport
| nativename = Greater Milwaukee Airport
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| IATA = UES
| IATA = UES
| ICAO = KUES
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| owner-oper = [[Waukesha County, Wisconsin|Waukesha County]]
| owner-oper = [[Waukesha County, Wisconsin|Waukesha County]]
| location = [[Waukesha, Wisconsin]]
| location = [[Waukesha, Wisconsin]]
| timezone = [[Central Time Zone|CST]]
| utc = [[UTC−06:00]]
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| utcs = [[UTC−05:00]]
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| stat1-header = Aircraft operations (2021)
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| stat1-data = 61,471
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| stat2-header = Based aircraft (2022)
| stat2-header = Based aircraft (2024)
| stat2-data = 213
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| footnotes = Sources: [[Federal Aviation Administration|FAA]]<ref name=FAA>{{FAA-airport|ID=UES|use=PU|own=PU|site=27661.*A}}, effective December 29, 2022.</ref> and airport website<ref name=Airport>[http://www.critesfield.com/ Waukesha County Airport / Crites Field], official website</ref>
| footnotes = Sources: [[Federal Aviation Administration|FAA]]<ref name=FAA>{{FAA-airport|ID=UES|use=PU|own=PU|site=27661.*A}}, effective April 18, 2024.</ref> and airport website<ref name=Airport>[http://www.critesfield.com/ Waukesha County Airport / Crites Field], official website</ref>
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''''Waukesha County Airport/Crites Field''' {{Airport codes|UES|KUES|UES}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wisconsindot.gov/Documents/travel/air/airport-info/arpts/waukesha.pdf|title=Wisconsin Bureau of Aeronautics - Airport Information: UES|last=|first=|date=August 28, 2017|website=Wisconsin Bureau of Aeronautics|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> is a public use [[airport]] located two miles (3&nbsp;km) north of the [[central business district]] of [[Waukesha, Wisconsin|Waukesha]], a city in [[Waukesha County, Wisconsin|Waukesha County]], [[Wisconsin]], [[United States]].<ref name=FAA /> It is owned and operated by Waukesha County.<ref name=Airport /> It is included in the [[Federal Aviation Administration]] (FAA) [[National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems]] for 2023–2027, in which it is [[FAA airport categories|categorized]] as a national reliever aviation facility.<ref name="NPIAS Airports">{{cite web |title=NPIAS Report 2023-2027 Appendix A |url=https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/2022-10/ARP-NPIAS-2023-Appendix-A.pdf |website=[[Federal Aviation Administration]] |accessdate=December 4, 2022 |date=October 6, 2022}}</ref>
'''Waukesha County Airport/Crites Field''' {{Airport codes|UES|KUES|UES}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wisconsindot.gov/Documents/travel/air/airport-info/arpts/waukesha.pdf|title=Wisconsin Bureau of Aeronautics – Airport Information: UES|last=|first=|date=August 28, 2017|website=Wisconsin Bureau of Aeronautics|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> is a public use [[airport]] located two miles (3&nbsp;km) north of the [[central business district]] of [[Waukesha, Wisconsin|Waukesha]], a city in [[Waukesha County, Wisconsin|Waukesha County]], [[Wisconsin]], [[United States]].<ref name=FAA /> It is owned and operated by Waukesha County.<ref name=Airport /> It is included in the [[Federal Aviation Administration]] (FAA) [[National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems]] for 2023–2027, in which it is [[FAA airport categories|categorized]] as a national [[relief airport|reliever aviation facility]].<ref name="NPIAS Airports">{{cite web |title=NPIAS Report 2023-2027 Appendix A |url=https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/2022-10/ARP-NPIAS-2023-Appendix-A.pdf |website=[[Federal Aviation Administration]] |accessdate=December 4, 2022 |date=October 6, 2022}}</ref>


== Operations ==
[[Flight for Life]]-Wisconsin announced in October 2007 that it would move its operations to this airport in the summer of 2008.<ref>{{cite web
[[Flight for Life]]-Wisconsin announced in October 2007 that it would move its operations to this airport in the summer of 2008.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://milwaukee.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2007/10/08/daily28.html?surround=lfn
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|date=October 11, 2007
|date=October 11, 2007
|publisher=The Business Journal of Milwaukee
|publisher=The Business Journal of Milwaukee
}}</ref> Due to distance concerns, they moved to [[Burlington Municipal Airport (Wisconsin)|Burlington Municipal Airport]] in November 2021.<ref>{{Cite news |first=Frank |last=Healy |title=Flight for Life breaks ground on bigger, permanent facility in Burlington |url=https://www.cbs58.com/news/flight-for-life-breaks-ground-on-bigger-permanent-facility-in-burlington |access-date=2023-08-14 |website=CBS58 |language=en}}</ref>
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Waukesha County Airport's main runway 10/28 was completely reconstructed in the summer of 2015.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://archive.jsonline.com/business/waukesha-county-airport-replacing-runway-to-smooth-the-way-for-planes-b99515838z1-306719531.html/|title=Waukesha County Airport replacing main runway|access-date=2017-08-28|language=en}}</ref>


== Facilities and aircraft ==
== Facilities and aircraft ==
Waukesha County Airport covers an area of {{convert|577|acre|ha|lk=on}} and contains two [[runway]]s: 10/28 with a [[concrete]] pavement measuring 5,849 x 100&nbsp;ft (1,783 x 30 m) and 18/36 with an [[Asphalt concrete|asphalt]] surface measuring 3,599 x 75&nbsp;ft (1,097 x 23 m).<ref name=FAA /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nfdc.faa.gov/nfdcApps/services/airportLookup/airportDisplay.jsp?airportId=UES|title=WAUKESHA COUNTY|last=Inc.|first=CGH Technologies|website=nfdc.faa.gov|language=en|access-date=2017-08-28}}</ref>
Waukesha County Airport covers an area of {{convert|577|acre|ha|lk=on}} and contains two [[runway]]s: the primary runway 10/28 with a [[concrete]] pavement measuring 5,849 x 100&nbsp;ft (1,783 x 30 m) and the crosswind runway 18/36 with an [[Asphalt concrete|asphalt]] surface measuring 3,599 x 75&nbsp;ft (1,097 x 23 m).<ref name=FAA /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nfdc.faa.gov/nfdcApps/services/airportLookup/airportDisplay.jsp?airportId=UES|title=WAUKESHA COUNTY|last=Inc.|first=CGH Technologies|website=nfdc.faa.gov|language=en|access-date=August 28, 2017}}</ref> Waukesha County Airport's main runway 10/28 was completely reconstructed in the summer of 2015.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://archive.jsonline.com/business/waukesha-county-airport-replacing-runway-to-smooth-the-way-for-planes-b99515838z1-306719531.html/|title=Waukesha County Airport replacing main runway|access-date=August 28, 2017|language=en}}</ref> They expanded their parking lot in 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rae |first=Faith |date=2023-06-14 |title=Waukesha County Airport construction on track to finish in late August |url=https://www.gmtoday.com/the_freeman/news/waukesha-county-airport-construction-on-track-to-finish-in-late-august/article_a1725b57-5507-5534-923c-23aca02f50a6.html |access-date=2023-08-14 |website=The Waukesha Freeman |language=en}}</ref>


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 December 2022, there were 213 aircraft based at this airport: 158 single-engine, 20 multi-engine, 28 jet, 5 helicopter and 2 [[Glider aircraft|glider]].<ref name=FAA />
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 April 2024, there were 212 aircraft based at this airport: 163 single-engine, 18 multi-engine, 24 jet, 5 helicopter and 2 [[Glider aircraft|glider]].<ref name=FAA />

== See also ==
* [[List of airports in Wisconsin]]


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*{{cite web|url= http://wisconsindot.gov/Documents/travel/air/airport-info/arpts/waukesha.pdf |title=Waukesha County Airport }}&nbsp;{{small|(137&nbsp;[[Kibibyte|KiB]])}} information from [[Wisconsin DOT]]
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Revision as of 18:56, 18 April 2024

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
Time zoneCST (UTC−06:00)
 • Summer (DST)CDT (UTC−05:00)
Elevation AMSL912 ft / 278 m
Websitewaukeshacounty.gov/airport
Maps
FAA airport diagram
FAA airport diagram
UES is located in Wisconsin
UES
UES
Location of airport in Wisconsin
UES is located in the United States
UES
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)212
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 2023–2027, in which it is categorized as a national reliever aviation facility.[4]

Operations

Flight for Life-Wisconsin announced in October 2007 that it would move its operations to this airport in the summer of 2008.[5] Due to distance concerns, they moved to 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 April 2024, there were 212 aircraft based at this airport: 163 single-engine, 18 multi-engine, 24 jet, 5 helicopter and 2 glider.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for UES PDF, effective April 18, 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 2023-2027 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 6, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  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. ^ Inc., CGH Technologies. "WAUKESHA COUNTY". nfdc.faa.gov. Retrieved August 28, 2017. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  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.

External links

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