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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=August 28, 2017|language=en}}</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>

Revision as of 04:35, 14 August 2023

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
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 (2023)214
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]

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]

Waukesha County Airport's main runway 10/28 was completely reconstructed in the summer of 2015.[7]

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][8]

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 2023, there were 214 aircraft based at this airport: 160 single-engine, 21 multi-engine, 26 jet, 5 helicopter and 2 glider.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for UES PDF, effective July 13, 2023.
  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. ^ "Waukesha County Airport replacing main runway". Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  8. ^ Inc., CGH Technologies. "WAUKESHA COUNTY". nfdc.faa.gov. Retrieved August 28, 2017. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

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