Wendover Airport

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For operations before 1965, see Wendover Air Force Base
Wendover Airport
IATA: ENV - ICAO: KENV - FAA: ENV
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Port of West Wendover
Serves Wendover, Utah
Elevation AMSL 4,237 ft (1,291.4 m)
Coordinates 40°43′07″N, 114°01′51″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8/26 8,000 2,438 Asphalt
12/30 8,001 2,439 Asphalt

Wendover Airport (IATA: ENV, ICAO: KENV, FAA LID: ENV) is a public airport located one mile (1.6 km) southeast of the central business district (CBD) of Wendover, a city in Tooele County, Utah, USA.

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[edit] History

By 1965, the airfield was closed. The non-flying components were inactivated in 1969, and the entire facility declared surplus in 1976. The facility was turned over to the town of Wendover as a municipal airport, named Decker Field.

Beginning in 1980 the 4440th Tactical Fighter Training Group (Red Flag), Nellis AFB, Nevada, used Wendover for exercises, but they were discontinued after 1986.

Today this former Air Force Base is still used as a civil airport, yet for such a huge facility (the longest runway is 9,900' long) it is all but abandoned, as only 11 aircraft are still based on the field.

Still-extant facilities include three paved runways, numerous ramps, taxiways, dispersal pads, all of the original hangars (including the "Enola Gay" B-29 hangar), and 75 other WW2-era buildings.

Several flying scenes for the 1997 movie "Con Air" were filmed at Wendover, using a Fairchild C-123K Provider. A non-profit group, Historic Wendover Airfield, is attempting to restore the historic elements of the field.

The northeast/southwest runway is pretty much gone. It was used by USAF engineers training for runway demolition and repair. The east/west runway is new, put in only a couple of years ago in hopes of drawing commercial service.

[edit] Facilities

Wendover Airport covers 1,960 acres (793 ha) and has two runways:

  • Runway 8/26: 8,000 x 150 ft. (2,438 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
  • Runway 12/30: 8,001 x 100 ft. (2,439 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt

[edit] Airlines and destinations

Currently no major airlines offer regular service to Wendover, however Xtra Airways does fly charters to the local casinos in West Wendover, Nevada.

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