Fox River Airport Explained

Fox River Airport
Faa:27WI
Type:Private
City-Served:Rochester, Wisconsin
Timezone:CST
Summer:CDT
Elevation-F:822
Website:Burlington.gov/airport
Coordinates:42.7508°N -88.2503°W
Pushpin Map:USA Wisconsin#USA
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Wisconsin
Pushpin Label:27WI
Pushpin Label Position:left
R1-Number:18/36
R1-Length-F:2,506
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations (2021)
Stat1-Data:5,000
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft (2024)
Stat2-Data:0
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] [2]

Fox River Airport is a private use airport located 2miles northwest of the central business district of Rochester, a city in Racine County, Wisconsin, United States.

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned 27WI by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.

The airport does not have scheduled airline service. The closest airport with scheduled airline service is General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, about 22miles to the northeast.

Facilities and aircraft

Fox River Airport covers an area of 20acres at an elevation of 822 feet (251 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway: 18/36 is 2,506 by 36 feet (764 x 11 m), with an asphalt surface.

For the 12-month period ending May 5, 2021, the airport had 5,000 aircraft operations, an average of 13 per day: 100% general aviation. In July 2024, there were no aircraft based at this airport.

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Notes and References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. effective July 11, 2024.
  2. Web site: 27WI - Fox River Airport. airnav.com. AirNav. May 10, 2017.