Wells Municipal Airport (Minnesota) Explained

Wells Municipal Airport
Faa:68Y
Type:Public
Owner:City of Wells
City-Served:Wells, Minnesota
Elevation-F:1,119
Coordinates:43.7417°N -93.7772°W
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Pushpin Mapsize:180
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Minnesota
Pushpin Label:68Y
Pushpin Label Position:top
R1-Number:17/35
R1-Length-F:2,897
R1-Surface:Turf
Stat-Year:2019
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations (year ending 9/30/2019)
Stat1-Data:6,000
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:8
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Wells Municipal Airport is a city-owned, public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) west of the central business district of Wells, a city in Faribault County, Minnesota, United States.

Facilities and aircraft

Land was purchased in 1964 and the Wells Municipal Airport opened in August 1966.[2]

Wells Municipal Airport covers an area of 45 acres (18 ha) at an elevation of 1,119 feet (341 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 17/35 with a turf surface measuring 2,897 by 165 feet (883 x 50 m).

For the 12-month period ending September 30, 2019, the airport had 6,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 115 per week. At that time there were eight aircraft based at this airport, all single-engine.

A North American F-86L, serial 53-0719, serves as a gate guard at the airport entrance.

See also

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective December 28, 2023.
  2. Foster . Tom . July 2013 . Airport of the Month. Minnesota Flyer.

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