Chippewa Valley Regional Airport

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Chippewa Valley Regional Airport
IATA: EAU - ICAO: KEAU
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Chippewa, Eau Claire and Dunn Counties
Serves		Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Elevation AMSL		913 ft (278.3 m)
Coordinates		44°51′56″N, 91°29′03″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
4/22	8,101	2,469	Concrete
14/32	4,999	1,524	Asphalt/Concrete

Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (IATA: EAU, ICAO: KEAU) is a public airport located in Chippewa County, Wisconsin, USA, three miles (4.8 km) north of the city of Eau Claire. It is the largest airport in the 30-county northern Wisconsin area, and serves primarily the Chippewa Valley region, operating on a budget approved by a commission equally representing the interests of Chippewa, Eau Claire and Dunn counties.

The airport is occasionally used as an emergency alternative landing site for flights bound for Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport. A new $3.9M 65' control tower was built in 2005. In November of 2006, the tower opened, thus making it safer for pilots. Passenger loading is from the tarmac.

1 History
2 Airlines and Destinations
3 References
4 External links

[edit] History

In 1923, 80 acres of land in Putnam Heights were purchased to build an airport. In 1929, Eau Claire Airways was started at the airport, offering training and scheduled taxi service to destinations in Wisconsin and Minnesota.

In 1939, work on a new airport started north of Eau Claire. In 1940, Eau Claire County Airport started operations at its current site. Eau Claire Municipal Airport opened in 1945, while Chippewa Valley Regional Airport was officially opened in 1947 with the arrival of a Northwest Airlines DC-3. At this time, Eau Claire had three airports. Upgrades at Chippewa Valley Regional Airport were made in further decades, with a terminal addition in 1981.[1]