Viroqua Municipal Airport

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 2019–2023, in which it is categorized as a local general aviation facility.[4]

Viroqua Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Viroqua
ServesViroqua, Wisconsin
Elevation AMSL1,292 ft / 394 m
Coordinates43°34′46″N 090°53′51″W
WebsiteCity-of-Viroqua/airport
Map
Y51
Location of airport in Wisconsin, United States
Y51
Y51 (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11/29 4,000 1,219 Asphalt
2/20 2,424 739 Turf
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2020)9,600
Based aircraft (2020)20

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

Viroqua 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 26, 2020, the airport had 9,600 aircraft operations: 99% general aviation, less than 1% air taxi and less than 1% military. In December 2020, there were 20 aircraft based at this airport: all 20 single-engine.[1]

See also

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for Y51 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective December 31, 2020.
  2. "Y51 - Viroqua Municipal Airport". airnav.com. AirNav. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
  3. "Airport - Viroqua, WI". Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  4. "NPIAS Report 2019-2023 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2018.


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