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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 March 21, 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 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 ft (1,783 x 30 m) and the crosswind runway 18/36 with an [[Asphalt concrete|asphalt]] surface measuring 3,599 x 75 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> |
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 ft (1,783 x 30 m) and the crosswind runway 18/36 with an [[Asphalt concrete|asphalt]] surface measuring 3,599 x 75 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> |
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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 |
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 March 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 /> |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner/Operator | Waukesha County | ||||||||||||||
Location | Waukesha, Wisconsin | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | CST (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||||||
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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 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 March 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
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for UES PDF, effective March 21, 2024.
- ^ 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 2023-2027 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 6, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- ^ "Flight for Life moves to Waukesha". The Business Journal of Milwaukee. October 11, 2007.
- ^ Healy, Frank. "Flight for Life breaks ground on bigger, permanent facility in Burlington". CBS58. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- ^ Inc., CGH Technologies. "WAUKESHA COUNTY". nfdc.faa.gov. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
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has generic name (help) - ^ "Waukesha County Airport replacing main runway". Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- ^ 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
- "Waukesha County Airport" (PDF). (137 KiB) information from Wisconsin DOT
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective May 16, 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