John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport Explained

John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport
Iata:ASX
Icao:KASX
Faa:ASX
Type:Public
Owner:City & County of Ashland
City-Served:Ashland, Wisconsin
Timezone:CST
Summer:CDT
Elevation-F:827
Coordinates:46.5486°N -90.9189°W
Pushpin Map:USA Wisconsin#USA
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Wisconsin
Pushpin Label:ASX
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
R1-Number:2/20
R1-Length-F:5,197
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:13/31
R2-Length-F:3,498
R2-Surface:Asphalt
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations (2022)
Stat1-Data:10,525
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft (2024)
Stat2-Data:24
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport is a city and county-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) southwest of the central business district of Ashland, a city in Ashland County, Wisconsin, United States. It is also known as JFK Memorial Airport.

It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025, in which it is categorized as a local general aviation facility.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport covers an area of 511 acres (207 ha) at an elevation of 827 feet (252 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways with asphalt surfaces: the primary runway 2/20 is 5,197 by 100 feet (1,584 x 30 m) with approved LOC and GPS approaches and the crosswind runway 13/31 is 3,498 by 75 feet (1,066 x 23 m) with approved GPS approaches.

For the 12-month period ending August 23, 2022, the airport had 10,525 aircraft operations, an average of 29 per day: 95% general aviation and 5% air taxi. In June 2024, there were 24 aircraft based at this airport: 21 single-engine, 2 multi-engine and 1 jet.

See also

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. effective June 13, 2024.
  2. Web site: NPIAS Report 2019-2023 Appendix A . . October 12, 2018 . October 3, 2018.

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