Waukesha County Airport

'Waukesha County Airport/Crites Field (IATA: UES, ICAO: KUES, FAA LID: UES),[3] is a public use airport located two miles (3 km) north of the central business district of Waukesha, a city in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] It is owned and operated by Waukesha County.[2] 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 national reliever aviation facility.[4]

Waukesha County International Airport

Greater Milwaukee Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorWaukesha County
LocationWaukesha, Wisconsin
Elevation AMSL912 ft / 278 m
Websitewaukeshacounty.gov/airport
Maps

FAA Airport Diagram
UES
Location of airport in Wisconsin, United States
UES
UES (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 5,849 1,783 Concrete
18/36 3,599 1,097 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2017)36,896
Based aircraft (2020)65
Sources: FAA[1] and airport website[2]

Flight for Life-Wisconsin announced in October 2007 that it will move its operations to this airport in the summer of 2008.[5]

Waukesha County Airport's main runway 10/28, was completely reconstructed in the summer of 2015.[6]

Facilities and aircraft

Waukesha County Airport covers an area of 543 acres (220 ha) and contains two runways: 10/28 with a concrete pavement measuring 5,849 x 100 ft (1,783 x 30 m) and 18/36 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,599 x 75 ft (1,097 x 23 m).[1][7]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2017, the airport had 36,896 aircraft operations, an average of 101 per day: 91% general aviation, 8% air taxi and less than 1% military. In December 2020, there were 65 aircraft based at this airport: 53 single-engine, 5 multi-engine, 5 jet and 2 glider.[1]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for UES PDF, effective December 3, 2020.
  2. Waukesha County Airport / Crites Field, official website
  3. "Wisconsin Bureau of Aeronautics - Airport Information: UES" (PDF). Wisconsin Bureau of Aeronautics. August 28, 2017.
  4. "NPIAS Report 2019-2023 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  5. "Flight for Life moves to Waukesha". The Business Journal of Milwaukee. October 11, 2007.
  6. "Waukesha County Airport replacing main runway". Retrieved 2017-08-28.
  7. Inc., CGH Technologies. "WAUKESHA COUNTY". nfdc.faa.gov. Retrieved 2017-08-28.


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