Welch Municipal Airport Explained

Welch Municipal Airport
Faa:I25
Type:Public
Owner:City of Welch
City-Served:Welch, West Virginia
Elevation-F:2,118
Coordinates:37.4167°N -81.5289°W
Pushpin Map:USA West Virginia#USA
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in West Virginia
Pushpin Label:I25
Pushpin Label Position:right
R1-Number:9/27
R1-Length-F:2,695
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2009
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:65
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:2
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Welch Municipal Airport is a city-owned, public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southeast of the central business district of Welch, a city in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States.

Facilities and aircraft

Welch Municipal Airport covers an area of 65 acres (26 ha) at an elevation of 2,118 feet (646 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 9/27 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,695 by 50 feet (821 x 15 m).

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2009, the airport had 65 aircraft operations, an average of 5 per month: 92% general aviation and 8% military. At that time there were two single-engine aircraft based at this airport.

This airport has been closed since at least 2013. The nearest active airport is Kee Field near Windom, West Virginia.

See also

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.

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