Worland Municipal Airport
Encyclopedia
Worland Municipal Airport is a public airport
located three miles (5 km) south of the central business district
of Worland
, a city in Washakie County, Wyoming
, United States
, and was originally constructed in 1953. It is owned by the City of Worland. The airport is mostly used for general aviation
, but is also served by one commercial airline. Service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service
program.
As per Federal Aviation Administration
records, the airport had 1,947 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year
2005. According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2007-2011, Worland Municipal is a general aviation
airport because a commercial service classification requires at least 2,500 passenger boardings per year.
s:
For the 12-month period ending October 31, 2005, the airport had 7,427 aircraft operations, an average of 20 per day: 47% general aviation
, 43% air taxi
, 9% scheduled commercial and <1% military.
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 three miles (5 km) south 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 Worland
Worland, Wyoming
Worland is a city in Washakie County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 5,250 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Washakie County. The City of Worland is served by the Worland Municipal Airport.-Geography:...
, a city in Washakie County, Wyoming
Wyoming
Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...
, United States
United States
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, and was originally constructed in 1953. It is owned by the City of Worland. The airport is mostly used for 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...
, but is also served by one commercial airline. Service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service
Essential Air Service
Essential Air Service is a U.S. government program enacted to guarantee that small communities in the United States, which, prior to deregulation, were served by certificated airlines, maintained commercial service. Its aim is to maintain a minimal level of scheduled air service to these...
program.
As per Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Aviation Administration
The Federal Aviation Administration is the national aviation authority of the United States. An agency of the United States Department of Transportation, it has authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S...
records, the airport had 1,947 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year
Calendar year
Generally speaking, a calendar year begins on the New Year's Day of the given calendar system and ends on the day before the following New Year's Day. By convention, a calendar year consists of a natural number of days. To reconcile the calendar year with an astronomical cycle , certain years...
2005. According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2007-2011, Worland Municipal 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 because a commercial service classification requires at least 2,500 passenger boardings per year.
Airlines and destinations
Facilities and aircraft
Worland Municipal Airport covers an area of 690 acres (279.2 ha) which contains three 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:
- Runway 16/34: 7,005 x 100 ft (2,135 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt
- Runway 10/28: 2,501 x 60 ft (762 x 18 m), Surface: Turf
- Runway 4/22: 2,241 x 60 ft (683 x 18 m), Surface: Turf
For the 12-month period ending October 31, 2005, the airport had 7,427 aircraft operations, an average of 20 per day: 47% 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...
, 43% 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...
, 9% scheduled commercial and <1% military.
External links
- Worland Municipal Airport (City of Worland web site)