Crandon Municipal Airport, also known as Steve Conway Municipal Airport, (FAA LID: Y55) is a city owned public use airport located 3 miles (5 km) southwest of the central business district of Crandon, a city in Forest County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2025–2029, in which it is categorized as a basic general aviation facility.[2]
Crandon Municipal Airport Steve Conway Municipal Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Crandon | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Crandon, Wisconsin | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | CST (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,650 ft / 503 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°31′22″N 088°55′42″W / 45.52278°N 88.92833°W | ||||||||||||||
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Although most airports in the United States use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and International Air Transport Association (IATA), this airport is assigned Y55 by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.
Facilities and aircraft
editCrandon Municipal Airport covers an area of 259 acres (105 ha) at an elevation of 1650 feet (503 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 12/30 is 3,550 by 75 feet (1,082 x 23 m) with an asphalt surface and 1/19 is 2,742 by 100 feet (836 x 30 m) with a turf surface.[1]
For the 12-month period ending August 10, 2023, the airport had 4,400 aircraft operations, an average of 12 per day: 91% general aviation and 9% air taxi.
In August 2024, there were 8 aircraft based at this airport: 7 single-engine and 1 multi-engine.[1]
2016 Improvement project: Between January and June 2016, the airport completed a $70,000 improvement project that was approved by Governor Scott Walker. The first part of the project was the construction of a six bay T-hangar. The airport was shut down for a few days in June to complete crack filling work on all pavements.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for Y55 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective August 8, 2024.
- ^ "NPIAS Report 2025-2029 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 28, 2024. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
- ^ "Governor Walker approves improvement project at the Crandon/Steve Conway Municipal Airport". wisconsindot.gov. Archived from the original on July 30, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
External links
edit- FAA Terminal Procedures for Y55, effective October 31, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for Y55
- AirNav airport information for Y55
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for Y55