Platteville Municipal Airport

Platteville Municipal Airport (ICAO: KPVB, FAA LID: PVB) is a city owned public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southeast of the central business district of Platteville, a city in Grant 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 local general aviation facility.[2]

Platteville Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Platteville
ServesPlatteville, Wisconsin
Elevation AMSL1,024 ft / 312 m
Coordinates42°41′22″N 090°26′40″W
Map
PVB
Location of airport in Wisconsin, United States
PVB
PVB (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
15/33 3,999 1,219 Asphalt
7/25 3,599 1,097 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2018)20,550
Based aircraft (2020)21

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned PVB by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[3]

Facilities and aircraft

Platteville Municipal Airport covers an area of 533 acres (216 ha) at an elevation of 1,024 feet (312 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 15/33 is 3,999 by 75 feet (1,219 x 23 m); 7/25 is 3,599 by 75 feet (1,097 x 23 m).[1]

A Non-directional beacon was located at the facility, 203 kHz, ident PVB. However, the NDB was decommissioned in 2011.

Fixed-base operator: A&A Aviation

For the 12-month period ending May 24, 2018, the airport had 20,550 aircraft operations, an average of 56 per day: 97% general aviation, 3% air taxi and less than 1% military. In December 2020, there were 21 aircraft based at this airport: 18 single-engine, 1 multi-engine and 2 jet.[1]

See also

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for PVB PDF, effective December 31, 2020.
  2. "NPIAS Report 2019-2023 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  3. Great Circle Mapper: KPVB - Platteville Municipal Airport - Platteville, Wisconsin



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