Viroqua Municipal Airport, (FAA LID: Y51) is a city owned public use airport located 2 miles (3 km) north of the central business district of Viroqua, Wisconsin, a city in Vernon 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 local general aviation facility.[4]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Viroqua | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Viroqua, Wisconsin | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | CST (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,292 ft / 394 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°34′47″N 090°53′52″W / 43.57972°N 90.89778°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | City-of-Viroqua/airport | ||||||||||||||
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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 Y51 by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[4]
Facilities and aircraft
editViroqua Municipal Airport covers an area of 147 acres (59 ha) at an elevation of 1,292 feet (394 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 11/29 is 4,000 by 60 feet (1,219 x 18 m) with an asphalt surface, it has approved GPS approaches and 2/20 is 2,424 by 90 feet (739 x 27 m) with a turf surface.[1]
For the 12-month period ending August 18, 2023, the airport had 9,600 aircraft operations: 99% general aviation, less than 1% air taxi and less than 1% military. In July 2024, there were 18 aircraft based at this airport: all 18 single-engine.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for Y51 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective July 11, 2024.
- ^ "Airport - Viroqua, WI". Retrieved September 17, 2016.
- ^ a b "NPIAS Report 2025-2029 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 28, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
External links
edit- Airport page at City of Viroqua website
- FAA Terminal Procedures for Y51, effective October 31, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for Y51
- AirNav airport information for Y51
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for Y51