West Bend Municipal Airport

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West Bend Municipal Airport
IATA: ETB - ICAO: KETB
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		City of West Bend
Serves		West Bend, Wisconsin
Elevation AMSL		887 ft (270.4 m)
Coordinates		43°25′20″N, 88°07′40″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
13/31	4,494	1,370	Asphalt
6/24	3,897	1,188	Asphalt
Helipads
Number	Size		Surface
Number	ft	m	Surface
H1	100	30	Asphalt

West Bend Municipal Airport (IATA: ETB, ICAO: KETB) is a general aviation airport located three miles (4.8 km) east of the central business district (CBD) of the city of West Bend, in Washington County, Wisconsin, USA. It is owned and operated by the City of West Bend.

1 Facilities
2 Pilot information
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Facilities

West Bend Municipal Airport covers 404 acres (163 ha) and has two runways and one helipad:

Runway 13/31: 4,494 x 75 ft. (1,370 x 23 m), Surface: Asphalt. This runway has a left traffic pattern. It is equipped with a 4-box VASI on the left side of both runways. Both ends have Runway End Identification Lights, and have runway lights controllable via the CTAF. Runway 31 has a localizer with a frequency of 108.9.
Runway 6/24: 3,897 x 75 ft. (1,188 x 23 m), Surface: Asphalt. This runway has a left traffic pattern. It does not have any visual slope indicators, nor does it have runway end identifier lights.
Helipad H1: 100 x 100 ft. (30 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt. This helipad has left traffic. There are blue perimeter lights.

West Bend Air operates the FBO (Flight Briefer's Office) and provides 100 octane low lead fuel as well as Jet-A fuel. Rental aircraft, a pilot's lounge, a weather office and a gift shop are also located on field and operated by West Bend Air.

[edit] Pilot information

[edit] Navigation

The West Bend Airport can be found on the Chicago sectional chart on the North side. The airport has a non-directional beacon (NDB), as well as a very high frequency omni directional radio (VOR), both on field. The Kettle Moraine NDB (LLE .-.. .-.. .) has a frequency of 329 KHz. The West Bend VOR (BJB -... .--- -...) has a frequency of 109.8 MHz.

[edit] Communication

West Bend Municipal Airport has a UNICOM frequency of 122.8 MHz, manned by West Bend Air Inc. This frequency is also the common traffic advisory frequency (CTAF). An AWOS is available on 120.0 MHz, which provides wind, visibility, sky conditions, and the altimeter. The weather for this airport can also be found in the form of a METAR on various online aviation weather sites. The controlling agency is Chicago center, but services are also available from Milwaukee approach or Milwaukee departure on 125.35 MHz. IFR flights can also contact clearance delivery on 124.75 MHz.

[edit] Airspace

Immediately overlying the airport is Class G Airspace. A ring approx. 14 miles in diameter, centered on the field, of Class E Airspace begins at 700 feet above ground level (AGL) and meets Class A Airspace at, but not including, 18,000 feet MSL. The outer ring of Milwaukee's Class C Airspace begins approx. 17 miles south-southeast of the field, with Waukesha County Airport and Lawrence J. Timmerman Airport's Class D Airspace beginning 18 miles south-southwest and 14 miles south (respectively) of the field.

The nearest special use airspace is Restricted Airspace R-6903, which is superimposed over the Minnow MOA (Military Operations Area), approx. 20 miles east and northeast of the field, over Lake Michigan.