Wilgrove Air Park Explained

Wilgrove Air Park
Iata:None
Icao:None
Faa:None
Type:Public
Owner:Wilgrove Investments, LLC
City-Served:Charlotte, North Carolina
Elevation-F:799
Elevation-M:244
Coordinates:35.2139°N -80.67°W
Website:www.wilgroveairport.net
R1-Number:17/35
R1-Length-F:2,835
R1-Length-M:864
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2007
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:16,100
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:50
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Wilgrove Air Park was a public use airport located nine nautical miles (17 km) east of the central business district of Charlotte, in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States. Wilgrove Air Park closed permanently in 2020.

Facilities and aircraft

Wilgrove Air Park covered an area of 55acres at an elevation of 799 feet (244 m) above mean sea level. It had one runway designated 17/35 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,835 by 40 feet (864 x 12 m). Its IATA code was QWG and its FAA LID was 8A6.

For the 12-month period ending September 20, 2007, the airport had 16,100 aircraft operations, an average of 44 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% military. At that time there were 50 aircraft based at this airport: 94% single-engine and 6% multi-engine.

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 8 April 2010.

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