Wetumpka Municipal Airport Explained

Wetumpka Municipal Airport
Faa:08A
Type:Public
Owner:City of Wetumpka
City-Served:Wetumpka, Alabama
Elevation-F:197
Elevation-M:60
Coordinates:32.5294°N -86.3283°W
R1-Number:9/27
R1-Length-F:3,011
R1-Length-M:918
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:18/36
R2-Length-F:2,876
R2-Length-M:877
R2-Surface:Turf
Stat-Year:2010
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:39,400
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:80
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]
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Embed:yes
Designation1:Alabama Register
Designation1 Date:February 21, 2013[2]

Wetumpka Municipal Airport is a city-owned, public-use airport located six nautical miles (6.9 mi, 11.1 km) west of the central business district of Wetumpka, a city in Elmore County, Alabama, United States. It is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[3] During World War II the airport, known then as Elmore Auxiliary Field, served as an auxiliary field for Gunter Army Airfield training operations. In 2013 the airport was listed in the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage.[4]

Facilities and aircraft

Wetumpka Municipal Airport covers an area of 312acres at an elevation of 197 feet (60 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 9/27 is 3,011 by 80 feet (918 x 24 m) with an asphalt surface; 18/36 is 2,876 by 130 feet (877 x 40 m) with a turf surface.

For the 12-month period ending December 7, 2010, the airport had 39,400 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 107 per day. At that time there were 80 aircraft based at this airport: 89% single-engine, 9% multi-engine, 1% helicopter and 1% glider.

See also

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 30 June 2011.
  2. Web site: Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage Listings as of April 7, 2023 . ahc.alabama.gov . 1 February 2024.
  3. http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
  4. Web site: Wetumpka Municipal Airport Listed as Historical Landmark . https://web.archive.org/web/20151117232601/http://www.alabamaaviator.com/news.asp?record_no=25243 . 2015-11-17 . 2013-03-12.