Sparta/Fort McCoy Airport explained

Sparta/Fort McCoy Airport
Iata:CMY
Icao:KCMY
Faa:CMY
Type:Public/military
Owner:U.S. Army
Location:Sparta, Wisconsin
Timezone:CST
Summer:CDT
Elevation-F:839
Coordinates:43.9586°N -90.7378°W
Pushpin Map:USA Wisconsin#USA
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Wisconsin
Pushpin Label:CMY
Pushpin Label Position:right
R1-Number:11/29
R1-Length-F:4,697
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:1/19
R2-Length-F:3,032
R2-Surface:Asphalt
H1-Number:H1
H1-Length-F:100
H1-Surface:Asphalt
H2-Number:H2
H2-Length-F:100
H2-Surface:Asphalt
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations (2022)
Stat1-Data:6,000
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft (2024)
Stat2-Data:23
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Sparta/Fort McCoy Airport is a public and military use airport located in Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States, three nautical miles (6 km) northeast of Sparta. The airport is used heavily by the U.S. Army, accounting for 75% of traffic operations, primarily transient military aircraft supporting operations at nearby Fort McCoy, which is a major training facility. 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

Sparta/Fort McCoy Airport covers an area of 640 acres (259 ha) at an elevation of 839 feet (256 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways with asphalt surfaces: the primary runway 11/29 is 4,697 by 100 feet (1,432 x 30 m) and the crosswind runway 1/19 is 3,032 by 95 feet (924 x 29 m). The airport also has two asphalt helipads, on Runway 11/29 and taxiway Charlie, both measuring 100 by 100 feet (30 x 30 m), respectively.

For the 12-month period ending June 22, 2022, the airport had 6,000 aircraft operations, an average of 16 per day: 50% military and 50% general aviation. In July 2024, there were 23 aircraft based at this airport: 22 single-engine and 1 helicopter.

See also

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. effective July 11, 2024.
  2. Web site: NPIAS Report 2019-2023 Appendix A . . October 12, 2018 . October 3, 2018.

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