Clinton Municipal Airport (Iowa)

Clinton Municipal Airport (IATA: CWI, ICAO: KCWI, FAA LID: CWI) is seven miles southwest of Clinton, in Clinton County, Iowa.[1] The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (2017-2021) categorizes it as a general aviation airport.[2]

For other airports using this name, see Clinton Municipal Airport.
Clinton Municipal Airport
USGS aerial image, 1994 (North is to the right)
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Clinton
ServesClinton, Iowa
Elevation AMSL708 ft / 216 m
Coordinates41°49′52″N 090°19′45″W
Websitewww.clintonairport.us
Map
CWI
CWI
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
3/21 5,204 1,586 Asphalt
14/32 4,201 1,280 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2015)15,400
Based aircraft (2017)40

Clinton had scheduled airline flights from 1951-52 until 1975: Braniff until 1955, then Ozark. There was still commercial air service to Clinton into the mid 1980s. The Official Airline Guide in February 1985 showed a total of five weekday departures to O'Hare International in Chicago; Three via American Central and two via Great Lakes. Scheduled passenger service to Clinton was discontinued by the late 1980s.

Facilities
Clinton Municipal Airport, January 2011

Clinton Municipal Airport covers 556 acres (225 ha) at an elevation of 708 feet (216 m). It has two asphalt runways: 3/21 is 5,204 by 100 feet (1,586 x 30 m) and 14/32 is 4,201 by 100 feet (1,280 x 30 m).[1]

In the year ending September 10, 2015 the airport had 15,400 aircraft operations, average 42 per day: 95% general aviation, 3% military and 2% air taxi. In April 2017, 40 aircraft were based at the airport: 30 single-engine, 3 multi-engine, 1 jet and 6 ultralight.[1]

Other Uses

The airport is the site of the annual Cessna 150 and Cessna 152 fly-in, which began in 2001. The fly-in is open to owners, pilots and enthusiasts who share a common interest in those types of airplanes.[3]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for CWI PDF, effective Apr 27, 2017.
  2. FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2009-2013. Federal Aviation Administration. Published 1 October 2008.
  3. http://www.cessna150152flyin.org/
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