| Wellsville Municipal Airport | |
| Iata: | ELZ |
| Icao: | KELZ |
| Faa: | ELZ |
| Type: | Public |
| Owner: | Town of Wellsville |
| City-Served: | Wellsville, New York |
| Elevation-F: | 2,124 |
| Coordinates: | 42.1094°N -77.99°W |
| Pushpin Map: | USA New York |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in New York |
| Pushpin Label: | ELZ |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| R1-Number: | 10/28 |
| R1-Length-F: | 5,302 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| Stat-Year: | 2012 |
| Stat1-Header: | Aircraft operations |
| Stat1-Data: | 9,350 |
| Stat2-Header: | Based aircraft |
| Stat2-Data: | 21 |
| Footnotes: | Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Wellsville Municipal Airport, also known as Tarantine Field, is a public use airport located 2NM southwest of Wellsville, a village in the Town of Wellsville, Allegany County, New York, United States. The airport is owned by the Town of Wellsville. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]
The original Wellsville airport prior to about 1970 was located about 1.5miles northeast of the present airport's location. The original northwest/southeast runway is still clearly visible.
Wellsville Municipal Airport covers an area of at an elevation of 2124feet above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 10/28 with an asphalt surface measuring 5302feetby100feetft (byft).
The single east-west runway is 5302feet long, however only 4900feet is available for landing. The west-facing runway is equipped with a localizer instrument approach and a medium intensity approach lighting system which allows for a small improvement in landing minimums.
For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2012, the airport had 9,350 aircraft operations, an average of 25 per day: 91% general aviation, 8% air taxi, and 1% military. At that time there were 21 aircraft based at this airport: 81% single-engine and 19% multi-engine.