Cable Union Airport

Cable Union Airport, (FAA LID: 3CU) is a city owned public use airport located 2 miles (3 km) southeast of the central business district of Cable, Wisconsin, a town in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2019–2023, in which it is categorized as a general aviation facility.[4]

Cable Union Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerTown of Cable
ServesCable, Wisconsin
Elevation AMSL1,360 ft / 415 m
Coordinates46°11′42″N 091°14′53″W
Map
3CU
Location of airport in Wisconsin, United States
3CU
3CU (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 3,709 1,131 Asphalt
8/26 2,828 862 Turf
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2018)5,510
Based aircraft (2020)11

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 3CU by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.

Facilities and aircraft

Cable Union Airport covers an area of 218 acres (88 ha) at an elevation of 1,360 feet (415 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 17/35 is 3,709 by 75 feet (1,131 x 23 m) with an asphalt surface and 8/26 is 2,828 by 150 feet (862 x 46 m) with a turf surface.[1][3]

For the 12-month period ending July 12, 2018, the airport had 5,510 aircraft operations, an average of 15 per day: 90% general aviation, 10% air taxi and less than 1% military. In December 2020, there were 11 aircraft based at this airport: 9 single-engine and 2 multi-engine.[1][2]

See also

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for 3CU PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective December 31, 2020.
  2. "3CU - Cable Union Airport". airnav.com. AirNav. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  3. "Cable Union Airport". www.townofcable.com. Cable, Wisconsin. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  4. "NPIAS Report 2019-2023 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 13, 2018.


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