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Airport
Viroqua Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Viroqua
ServesViroqua, Wisconsin
OpenedMay 1964 (1964-05)
Time zoneCST (UTC−06:00)
 • Summer (DST)CDT (UTC−05:00)
Elevation AMSL1,292 ft / 394 m
Coordinates43°34′47″N 090°53′52″W / 43.57972°N 90.89778°W / 43.57972; -90.89778
WebsiteCity-of-Viroqua/airport
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11/29 4,000 1,219 Asphalt
2/20 2,424 739 Turf
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2023)9,600
Based aircraft (2024)18
Source: Federal Aviation Administration

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 2025–2029, 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 1,292 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 2,424 by 90 feet (739 x 27 m) with a turf surface.

For the 12-month period ending August 18, 2023, the airport had 9,600 aircraft operations: 99% general aviation, less than 1% air taxi and less than 1% military. In July 2024, there were 18 aircraft based at this airport: all 18 single-engine.

Asphalt runway and grass runway

See also

References

  1. ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for Y51 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective July 11, 2024.
  2. "Y51 - Viroqua Municipal Airport". airnav.com. AirNav. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
  3. "Airport - Viroqua, WI". Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  4. ^ "NPIAS Report 2025-2029 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 28, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.

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