Lake Wenatchee State Airport
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Lake Wenatchee State Airport is a public use airport
located 14 nautical miles (26 km) northwest of the central business district
of Leavenworth
, a city in Chelan County, Washington, United States
. It is owned by the Washington State DOT Aviation Division.
The airport is located next to Lake Wenatchee State Park
with 197 well prepared campsite
s. Outdoor toilets and space for camping are also available on the airport. Fishing, water recreation, and hiking are available at the nearby lakes.
is 1939 feet (591 m) above mean sea level and some density altitude
problems can be anticipated on hot summer days.
The runway surface is somewhat rough and animals are very common. A local winter recreation club does much of the maintenance, and work crews and equipment are common. Trees surround the airport, and there are trees in both approaches close in. The airport is generally open from June 1 to October 1.
For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2007, the airport had 600 general aviation
aircraft operations, an average of 50 per month.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located 14 nautical miles (26 km) northwest of the central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
of Leavenworth
Leavenworth, Washington
Leavenworth is a city in Chelan County, Washington, United States. It is part of the Wenatchee–East Wenatchee Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,965 at the 2010 census. The entire town center is modelled on a Bavarian village.-History:...
, a city in Chelan County, Washington, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is owned by the Washington State DOT Aviation Division.
The airport is located next to Lake Wenatchee State Park
Lake Wenatchee State Park
Lake Wenatchee State Park covers with of waterfront on Lake Wenatchee and the Wenatchee River. Lake Wenatchee is a glacier and snowmelt fed lake situated in the Wenatchee National Forest on the eastern slopes of the Cascades Mountain Range in the U. S. State of Washington. It is split into two...
with 197 well prepared campsite
Campsite
A campsite or camping pitch is a place used for overnight stay in the outdoors. In British English a campsite is an area, usually divided into a number of pitches, where people can camp overnight using tents or camper vans or caravans; this British English use of the word is synonymous with the...
s. Outdoor toilets and space for camping are also available on the airport. Fishing, water recreation, and hiking are available at the nearby lakes.
Facilities and aircraft
Lake Wenatchee State Airport covers an area of 35 acres (14.2 ha). The 2473 feet (753.8 m) turf runway has a 100 feet (30.5 m) wide center strip outlined with reflectors. Field elevationElevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
is 1939 feet (591 m) above mean sea level and some density altitude
Density altitude
Density altitude is the altitude in the International Standard Atmosphere at which the air density would be equal to the actual air density at the place of observation, or, in other words, the height when measured in terms of the density of the air rather than the distance from the ground...
problems can be anticipated on hot summer days.
The runway surface is somewhat rough and animals are very common. A local winter recreation club does much of the maintenance, and work crews and equipment are common. Trees surround the airport, and there are trees in both approaches close in. The airport is generally open from June 1 to October 1.
For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2007, the airport had 600 general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
aircraft operations, an average of 50 per month.
External links
- Lake Wenatchee State Airport page at WSDOT Aviation