Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport
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Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport | |||
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IATA: JVL – ICAO: KJVL – FAA: JVL | |||
Summary | |||
Airport type | Public | ||
Owner | Rock County | ||
Location | Janesville, Wisconsin | ||
Elevation AMSL | 808 ft / 246 m | ||
Coordinates | |||
Runways | |||
Direction | Length | Surface | |
ft | m | ||
4/22 | 6,701 | 2,042 | Asphalt |
14/32 | 7,300 | 2,225 | Concrete |
18/36 | 5,000 | 1,524 | Asphalt |
Statistics (2004) | |||
Aircraft operations | 68,971 | ||
Based aircraft | 118 | ||
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport (IATA: JVL, ICAO: KJVL, FAA LID: JVL) is a public airport located three miles (5 km) southwest of the central business district of Janesville, a city in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] It is also north the City of Beloit, Wisconsin. Formerly known as Rock County Airport, it is owned and operated by the county government.
As of 2007, the airport has no scheduled commercial passenger service.
It is home to the annual "Southern Wisconsin AirFEST". The event has featured leading aviation performing groups such as the Blue Angels, the Thunderbirds, and the Masters of Disaster.
[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport covers an area of 1,343 acres (543 ha) which contains three runways:[1]
- Runway 4/22: 6,701 x 150 ft. (2,042 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
- Runway 14/32: 7,300 x 150 ft. (2,225 x 46 m), Surface: Concrete
- Runway 18/36: 5,000 x 75 ft. (1,524 x 23 m), Surface: Asphalt
For 12-month period ending December 31, 2004, the airport had 68,971 aircraft operations, an average of 188 per day: 91% general aviation, 7% air taxi, 2% military and 1% scheduled commercial. There are 118 aircraft based at this airport: 72% single engine, 17% multi-engine, 8% jet aircraft and helicopters.[1]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport (official Rock County web site)
- Southern Wisconsin AirFEST (official site)
- Wisconsin Airport Directory: Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport (PDF)
- FAA Airport Diagram(PDF), effective 5 June 2008
- Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport at WikiMapia
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KJVL
- ASN accident history for JVL
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KJVL