Wautoma Municipal Airport Explained

Wautoma Municipal Airport
Faa:Y50
Type:Public
Owner:City of Wautoma
City-Served:Wautoma, Wisconsin
Timezone:CST
Summer:CDT
Elevation-F:859
Coordinates:44.0431°N -89.3056°W
Pushpin Map:USA Wisconsin#USA
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Wisconsin
Pushpin Label:Y50
Pushpin Label Position:right
R1-Number:13/31
R1-Length-F:3,300
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:8/26
R2-Length-F:2,334
R2-Surface:Turf
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations (2021)
Stat1-Data:12,400
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft (2024)
Stat2-Data:37
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] [2] [3]

Wautoma Municipal Airport, is a city owned public use airport located 2 miles (3 km) southwest of the central business district of Wautoma, Wisconsin, a city in Waushara County, Wisconsin, United States. 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.[4] The airport is home to EAA chapter 1331.

Although most airports in the United States use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and International Air Transport Association (IATA), this airport is assigned Y50 by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.

Facilities and aircraft

Wautoma Municipal Airport covers an area of 353 acres (143 ha) at an elevation of 859 feet (262 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 13/31 is 3,300 by 60 feet (1,006 x 18 m) with an asphalt surface and 8/26 is 2,334 by 120 feet (711 x 37 m) with a turf surface.

For the 12-month period ending May 20, 2021, the airport had 12,400 aircraft operations, an average of 34 aircraft operations per day: 97% general aviation, 2% air taxi and 1% military.

In June 2024, there were 37 aircraft based at this airport: 36 single-engine and 1 multi-engine.

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Notes and References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. effective June 13, 2024.
  2. Web site: Y50 - Wautoma Municipal Airport. airnav.com. AirNav. 4 September 2016.
  3. Web site: EAA Chapter 1331. EAA Chapter 1331 : Clear Prop. 4 September 2016. Wautoma Municipal Airport.
  4. Web site: NPIAS Report 2019-2023 Appendix A . . October 12, 2018 . October 3, 2018.