Shawano Municipal Airport
Encyclopedia
Shawano Municipal Airport is a public-use airport
located one nautical mile
(2 km) northeast of the central business district
of Shawano
, a city in Shawano County
, Wisconsin
, United States
. The airport is owned by the city and county. The airport is located on Shawano Lake
and has a landing area for seaplanes.
of 813 feet (248 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt
paved runway
s: 11/29 is 3,900 by 75 feet (1,189 x 23 m) and 17/35 is 2,225 by 60 feet (678 x 18 m). The airport also has one seaplane landing area measuring 12,000 by 1,000 feet (3,658 x 305 m).
For the 12-month period ending September 22, 2005, the airport had 17,550 aircraft operations, an average of 48 per day: 94% general aviation
, 4% air taxi
and 2% military
. At that time there were 33 aircraft based at this airport: 85% single-engine
, 9% multi-engine and 6% ultralight.
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 one nautical mile
Nautical mile
The nautical mile is a unit of length that is about one minute of arc of latitude along any meridian, but is approximately one minute of arc of longitude only at the equator...
(2 km) northeast 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 Shawano
Shawano, Wisconsin
Shawano is a city in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 9,305 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Shawano County...
, a city in Shawano County
Shawano County, Wisconsin
Shawano County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 40,664. Its county seat is Shawano.-History:...
, 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
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The airport is owned by the city and county. The airport is located on Shawano Lake
Shawano Lake
Shawano Lake is a lake situated in Shawano County in northeastern Wisconsin. Shawano Lake is a hard water drainage lake with multiple inlets and one major outlet, the Wolf River. A dam on the Wolf River located in the City of Shawano raises the water levels of Shawano Lake. Shawano Lake is...
and has a landing area for seaplanes.
Facilities and aircraft
Shawano Municipal Airport covers an area of 295 acres (119.4 ha) at an 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 ....
of 813 feet (248 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt
Asphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
paved 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: 11/29 is 3,900 by 75 feet (1,189 x 23 m) and 17/35 is 2,225 by 60 feet (678 x 18 m). The airport also has one seaplane landing area measuring 12,000 by 1,000 feet (3,658 x 305 m).
For the 12-month period ending September 22, 2005, the airport had 17,550 aircraft operations, an average of 48 per day: 94% 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...
, 4% 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 2% military
Military aviation
Military aviation is the use of aircraft and other flying machines for the purposes of conducting or enabling warfare, including national airlift capacity to provide logistical supply to forces stationed in a theater or along a front. Air power includes the national means of conducting such...
. At that time there were 33 aircraft based at this airport: 85% single-engine
Aircraft engine
An aircraft engine is the component of the propulsion system for an aircraft that generates mechanical power. Aircraft engines are almost always either lightweight piston engines or gas turbines...
, 9% multi-engine and 6% ultralight.
External links
- Shawano Municipal (EZS) at Wisconsin DOT Airport Directory
- Resources for this airport: