Wings Field is a 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...

 airport located in Blue Bell

Blue Bell, Pennsylvania

Blue Bell is a census-designated place in Whitpain Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,067....

 which is in Whitpain Township

Whitpain Township, Pennsylvania

Whitpain Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1701, it has grown to a total population of 18,875 as of the 2010 census.-Geography:...

 in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Montgomery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of 2010, the population was 799,874, making it the third most populous county in Pennsylvania . The county seat is Norristown.The county was created on September 10, 1784, out of land originally part...

, United States

United States

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. The airport was founded in 1930 and is approximately three miles (5 km) northwest of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Facilities and aircraft

Wings Field covers an area of 217 acres (87.8 ha) which contains one asphalt

Asphalt

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 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...

 designated 6/24 and measuring: 3,700 x 75 ft (1,128 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending January 4, 2007, the airport had 35,130 aircraft operations, an average of 96 per day: 83% 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...

, 17% air taxi

Air taxi

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 and <1% military. There are 115 aircraft based at this airport: 90% single-engine, 9% multi-engine, <1% jet and <1% helicopter

Helicopter

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External links

• Wings Field, official site
• Wings Field at Pennsylvania DOT Bureau of Aviation