Wings Field

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Coordinates: 40°08′15″N 075°15′54″W / 40.1375, -75.265

Wings Field
IATA: BBX – ICAO: KLOM – FAA: LOM
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		Wings Field Preservation Assoc.
Serves		Philadelphia
Location		Blue Bell, Pennsylvania
Elevation AMSL		302 ft / 92 m
Website		www.WingsField.com
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
6/24	3,700	1,128	Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations			35,130
Based aircraft			115
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Wings Field (IATA: BBX, ICAO: KLOM, FAA LID: LOM) is a general aviation airport located in Blue Bell which is in Whitpain Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The airport was founded in 1930 and is approximately three miles (5 km) northwest of Philadelphia.

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Wings Field covers an area of 217 acres (88 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway designated 6/24 and measuring: 3,700 x 75 ft. (1,128 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending January 4, 2007, the airport had 35,130 aircraft operations, an average of 96 per day: 83% general aviation, 17% air taxi and <1% military. There are 115 aircraft based at this airport: 90% single-engine, 9% multi-engine, <1% jet and <1% helicopter.^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} FAA Airport Master Record for LOM (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-10-25

[edit] External links

• Wings Field, official site
• Wings Field at Pennsylvania DOT Bureau of Aviation
• Aerial photo at WikiMapia
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KLOM
  • ASN accident history for BBX
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KLOM