Airport type Public Serves Cable, Wisconsin 17/35 3,709 Address Cable, WI 54821, USA | Owner Town of Cable Elevation AMSL 1,360 ft / 415 m 3,709 1,131 Phone +1 715-798-3240 | |
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Cable Union Airport, (FAA LID: 3CU) is a city owned public use airport located 2 miles (3 km) southeast of the central business district of Cable, Wisconsin, a town in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a general aviation facility.
Although most airports in the United States use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and International Air Transport Association (IATA), this airport is assigned 3CU by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.
Facilities and aircraft
Cable Union Airport covers an area of 218 acres (88 ha) at an elevation of 1,360 feet (415 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 17/35 is 3,709 by 75 feet (1,131 x 23 m) with an asphalt surface and 8/26 is 2,828 by 150 feet (862 x 46 m) with a turf surface.
For the 12-month period ending September 29, 2015, the airport had 5,510 aircraft operations: 10% air taxi, 90% general aviation and <1% military. In March 2017, there were 5 aircraft based at this airport: all 5 single-engine.