Newton City-County Airport | |
Iata: | EWK |
Icao: | KEWK |
Faa: | EWK |
Type: | Public |
Owner: | City of Newton & Harvey County |
City-Served: | Harvey County, Kansas |
Location: | Newton, Kansas |
Elevation-F: | 1,533 |
Elevation-M: | 467 |
Coordinates: | 38.0583°N -97.2744°W |
Website: | www.NewtonAirport.com |
Pushpin Map: | USA Kansas#USA |
Pushpin Relief: | yes |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Kansas / United States |
Pushpin Label: | EWK |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
R1-Number: | 17/35 |
R1-Length-F: | 7,003 |
R1-Length-M: | 2,135 |
R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
R2-Number: | 8/26 |
R2-Length-F: | 3,501 |
R2-Length-M: | 1,067 |
R2-Surface: | Asphalt |
Stat-Year: | 2019 |
Stat1-Header: | Aircraft operations (year ending 8/21/2019) |
Stat1-Data: | 65,044 |
Stat2-Header: | Based aircraft |
Stat2-Data: | 85 |
Footnotes: | Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Newton City-County Airport is three miles east of Newton, in Harvey County, Kansas. It is owned by the City of Newton and Harvey County.
This establishment was created during World War 2 as a flight training facility for the U.S. Navy. After WW2 ended, it was converted into an airport. It is mostly used as a transport facility now. Also, the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a reliever airport for Wichita Mid-Continent Airport.[2]
The airport covers 635acres at an elevation of 1,533 feet (467 m). It has two asphalt runways: runway 17/35 is 7,003 by 100 feet (2,135 x 30 m) and 8/26 is 3,501 by 60 feet (1,067 x 18 m).
The Hesston College aviation program operates out of Hangar K.
In the year ending August 21, 2019, the airport had 65,044 aircraft operations, average 178 per day: 98% general aviation, 1% air taxi, and <1% military. 85 aircraft were then based at the airport: 78 single-engine, 4 multi-engine, 2 jet, and 1 helicopter.