Middleton Municipal Airport
Encyclopedia
Middleton Municipal Airport , also known as Morey Field, is a General aviation
airport
located five miles (8 km) northwest of Middleton
, a city in Dane County
, Wisconsin
, United States
. It has two runway
s.
Morey Field was named after founder Howard Morey who started the Middleton airport in 1942. After management of the airport changed hands to Field Morey, the son of Howard and then to Richard Morey, the son of Field. The airport was sold to the city of Middleton in 1998 and changed its name from Morey Field to Middleton Municipal Airport - Morey Field. Although the airport was sold to the city, Richard Morey still manages the FBO
which provides services to airport users.
In July 2005 the city of Middleton completed a $7 million renovation of the airport including land acquisition and construction. The renovation consisted of a new terminal building and a new 4000 feet (1,219.2 m) long by 100 feet (30.5 m) wide asphalt runway (10/28), as well as a 2000 feet (609.6 m) long by 120 feet (36.6 m) wide crosswind turf runway (1/19).
Morey Airplane Co. is the airport's fixed base operator
(FBO
).
s:
This airport is served by the following IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply
For the 12-month period ending September 26, 2008, the airport had 40,515 aircraft operations, an average of 111 per day: 62% local general aviation
, 32% transient general aviation, 6% air taxi
, and 1% military.
There are 61 aircraft based at this airport: 51 single-engine, 8 multi-engine, 1 jet, 1 helicopter
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...
airport
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 five miles (8 km) northwest of Middleton
Middleton, Wisconsin
Middleton is a city in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a western suburb of the state capital, Madison but it was actually founded before Madison. It got its name from Middletown, Connecticut; the "w" being dropped was due to a paper work error made by long time historian Edward Kromrey...
, a city in Dane County
Dane County, Wisconsin
As of the census of 2000, there were 426,526 people, 173,484 households, and 100,794 families residing in the county. The population density was 355 people per square mile . There were 180,398 housing units at an average density of 150 per square mile...
, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
, United States
United States
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. It has two runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
s.
Morey Field was named after founder Howard Morey who started the Middleton airport in 1942. After management of the airport changed hands to Field Morey, the son of Howard and then to Richard Morey, the son of Field. The airport was sold to the city of Middleton in 1998 and changed its name from Morey Field to Middleton Municipal Airport - Morey Field. Although the airport was sold to the city, Richard Morey still manages the FBO
Fixed base operator
A Fixed-base operator or commonly abbreviated FBO is a term developed in the United States after the passage of the Air Commerce Act of 1926...
which provides services to airport users.
In July 2005 the city of Middleton completed a $7 million renovation of the airport including land acquisition and construction. The renovation consisted of a new terminal building and a new 4000 feet (1,219.2 m) long by 100 feet (30.5 m) wide asphalt runway (10/28), as well as a 2000 feet (609.6 m) long by 120 feet (36.6 m) wide crosswind turf runway (1/19).
Morey Airplane Co. is the airport's fixed base operator
Fixed base operator
A Fixed-base operator or commonly abbreviated FBO is a term developed in the United States after the passage of the Air Commerce Act of 1926...
(FBO
Fixed base operator
A Fixed-base operator or commonly abbreviated FBO is a term developed in the United States after the passage of the Air Commerce Act of 1926...
).
Facilities and aircraft
Middleton Municipal Airport - Morey Field covers an area of 160 acres (64.7 ha) and has two runwayRunway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
s:
- 10/28: 4,000 x 100 ft (1,219 x 60 m), surface: asphalt
- 1/19: 2,000 x 120 ft (612 x 37 m), surface: turf
This airport is served by the following IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
- RNAV (GPS) RWY 10
- RNAV (GPS) RWY 28
- LOCLocalizerIn aviation, a localizer is one of the components of an Instrument Landing System , and it provides runway centerline guidance to aircraft. In some cases, a course projected by localizer is at an angle to the runway . It is then called a Localizer Type Directional Aid...
/DMEDistance Measuring EquipmentDistance measuring equipment is a transponder-based radio navigation technology that measures distance by timing the propagation delay of VHF or UHF radio signals....
RWY 10 - VORVHF omnidirectional rangeVOR, short for VHF omnidirectional radio range, is a type of radio navigation system for aircraft. A VOR ground station broadcasts a VHF radio composite signal including the station's identifier, voice , and navigation signal. The identifier is typically a two- or three-letter string in Morse code...
RWY 10 - VOR RWY 28
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply
For the 12-month period ending September 26, 2008, the airport had 40,515 aircraft operations, an average of 111 per day: 62% local 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...
, 32% transient general aviation, 6% air taxi
Air taxi
An air taxi is an air charter passenger or cargo aircraft which operates on an on-demand basis.-Regulation:In the United States, air taxi and air charter operations are governed by Part 135 of the Federal Aviation Regulations , unlike the larger scheduled air carriers which are governed by more...
, and 1% military.
There are 61 aircraft based at this airport: 51 single-engine, 8 multi-engine, 1 jet, 1 helicopter
External links
- Wisconsin Airport Directory: Middleton Municipal - Morey Field (PDFPortable Document FormatPortable Document Format is an open standard for document exchange. This file format, created by Adobe Systems in 1993, is used for representing documents in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems....
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