Middleton Municipal Airport

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Coordinates: 43°06′51″N 089°31′53″W / 43.11417, -89.53139

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Middleton Municipal Airport
Morey Field Airport

IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA: C29
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Middleton
Operator Morey Airplane Co.
Serves Middleton, Wisconsin
Elevation AMSL 928 ft / 282 m
Website Middleton Municipal Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 4,000 1,219 Asphalt
1/19 2,000 609 Turf
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations 111
Based aircraft 63
Sources: FBO web site Morey Airplane Co., FAA and AirNav.com

Middleton Municipal Airport (FAA LID: C29), also known as Morey Field, is a General aviation airport located five miles (8 km) northwest of Middleton[1], a city in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. It has two runways.

Morey Field was named after founder Howard Morey who started the Middleton airport in 1942.[2] After management of the airport changed hands to Field Morey[3], the son of Howard and onto Richard Morey, the son of Field it was sold to the city of Middleton in 1998 changing its name from Morey Field to Middleton Municipal Airport - Morey Field. While the airport was sold to the city, Richard Morey still Manages the FBO which provides services to airport users.

In July of 2005 the city of Middleton completed a $7 million renovation of the airport including land acquisition and construction. The renovation consisted of a new terminal building and a new 4,000 foot long by 100 foot wide asphalt runway (10/28), as well as a 2,000 foot long by 120 foot wide crosswind turf runway (1/19).[4]
Morey Airplane Co.[5] is the airport's fixed base operator (FBO).

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Middleton Municipal Airport - Morey Field covers an area of 160 acres (64.75 ha) and has two runways:

  • 10/28: 4,000 x 100 ft. (1,219 x 60 m), surface: asphalt
  • 1/19: 2,000 x 120 ft. (612 x 37 m), surface: turf [1]


This airport is served by the following IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures [1]

NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply
Free Instrument Approach Plates available at AirNav.com/

For the 12-month period ending August 24, 2005, the airport had 40,515 aircraft operations, an average of 111 per day: 62% local general aviation, 32% transient general aviation, 6% air taxi, and 1% military.
There are 63 aircraft based at this airport: 52 single-engine, 7 multi-engine, 1 jet, 3 helicopter[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d AirNav.com
  2. ^ Information about Howard Morey
  3. ^ Information about Field Morey
  4. ^ Middleton Municipal Airport
  5. ^ Morey Airplane Co.

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