Airport type Public Elevation AMSL 1,292 ft / 394 m 4,000 1,219 | Owner City of Viroqua 11/29 4,000 Address Viroqua, WI 54665, USA | |
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Website City-of-Viroqua/airport Similar Viroqua Police Station, Viroqua Fire Departme, Viroqua Utilities Superinte, Viroqua City Garage, Viroqua City Administr |
Viroqua Municipal Airport, (FAA LID: Y51) is a city owned public use airport located 2 miles (3 km) north of the central business district of Viroqua, Wisconsin, a city in Vernon 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 local 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 Y51 by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.
Facilities and aircraft
Viroqua Municipal Airport covers an area of 147 acres (59 ha) at an elevation of 1292 feet (394 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 11/29 is 4,000 by 60 feet (1,219 x 18 m) with an asphalt surface, it has approved GPS approaches and 2/20 is 2,531 by 90 feet (771 x 27 m) with a turf surface.
For the 12-month period ending August 14, 2015, the airport had 9,600 aircraft operations: 1% air taxi, 98% general aviation and 1% military. In March 2017, there were 22 aircraft based at this airport: 19 single-engine, 1 multi-engine, 1 helicopter and 1 ultra-light.