Grand Geneva Resort Airport Explained

Grand Geneva Resort Airport
Iata:XES
Faa:C02
Type:Public
Owner:Grand Geneva Resort
City-Served:Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
Timezone:CST
Summer:CDT
Elevation-F:835
Coordinates:42.6147°N -88.39°W
Pushpin Map:USA Wisconsin#USA
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Wisconsin
Pushpin Label:C02
Pushpin Label Position:right
R1-Number:5/23
R1-Length-F:4,100
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations (2024)
Stat1-Data:150
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft (2024)
Stat2-Data:0
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] [2]

Grand Geneva Resort Airport, is a privately owned public use airport located 2 miles (3 km) northeast of the central business district of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, a city in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States.

This airport is assigned C02 by the FAA and XES by the IATA but has no designation from the International Civil Aviation Organization.

History

Grand Geneva Resort was built as the Lake Geneva Playboy Club Hotel in 1968,[3] and the airport was marked on the FAA Sectional Aeronautical Chart as Playboy.[4] Commuter air service was available directly from Chicago O'Hare Airport.

Facilities and aircraft

Grand Geneva Resort Airport covers an area of 20 acres (8 ha) at an elevation of 835 feet (255 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway: 5/23 is 4,100 by 75 feet (1,250 x 23 m) with an asphalt surface, it has an approved GPS approach.[5]

For the 12-month period ending May 15, 2024, the airport had 150 aircraft operations: 67% general aviation and 33% air taxi. 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: C02 - Grand Geneva Resort Airport . airnav.com. AirNav. 15 September 2016.
  3. Web site: Grand Geneva Resort History . grandgeneva.com. Grand Geneva Resort. 22 March 2021.
  4. Web site: May 1970 Milwaukee Sectional Aeronautical Chart - Library of Congress . loc.gov. National Aeronautical Charting Office. 22 March 2021.
  5. Web site: Grand Geneva Airport. 15 September 2016.