Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport

Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport

2006 USGS airphoto
IATA: JVL – ICAO: KJVL – FAA LID: JVL
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Rock County
Serves Janesville, Wisconsin
Location Town of Rock, Rock County
Elevation AMSL 808 ft / 246 m
Coordinates 42°37′13″N 089°02′30″W / 42.62028°N 89.04167°W / 42.62028; -89.04167
Website jvlairport.com
Map
KJVL

Location of Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 6,701 2,042 Asphalt
14/32 7,302 2,226 Concrete
18/36 5,004 1,525 Asphalt
Statistics (2004)
Aircraft operations 68,971
Based aircraft 118

Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport (IATA: JVL, ICAO: KJVL, FAA LID: JVL) is a public airport located 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) southwest of the central business district of Janesville, and north of Beloit in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] Formerly known as Rock County Airport, it is owned and operated by the Rock County government. The airport has no scheduled commercial passenger service.

Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport was home to the annual "Southern Wisconsin AirFEST", an event that features aviation performing groups, such as the Blue Angels, the Thunderbirds, and the Masters of Disaster.

History

Several Rock County farms provided land for contract glider pilot training to the United States Army Air Forces in 1942. Training was provided by Morey Airplane Company using three turf runway locations in three township sections. C-47 Skytrains and Waco CG-4 unpowered Gliders were not used. The production CG-4A gliders were not delivered until after these northern civilian schools were closed. Aircraft furnished by the Army were single engine L type Cessna, Aeronca and Piper. There were no gliders and there was no glider towing. These schools became known as dead stick training.

The mission of the school was to train glider pilot students in approaches with the engine off, landing at a mark, night landing and strange field landing. Ground school instruction was in navigation, maintenance, meteorology, instruments, aircraft identification, chemical warfare defense, customs of service and physical training and drill.

These schools were inactivated at the end of 1942 or sooner. The farm fields used in Rock County were turned back to the farmer when the schools were closed. None of this glider pilot training in Rock County occurred at or on the current Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport space.-->

Facilities and aircraft

Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport covers an area of 1,343 acres (543 ha) containing three runways:[1]

For the 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 the airport: 72% single engine, 17% multi-engine, 8% jet aircraft and helicopters.[1]

Southern Wisconsin AirFest

This annual event attracts spectators from all over the United States. The show has hosted all three North American jet teams.

Headliners from past years

Past scheduled airline service

SWRA has in the past, had scheduled airline passenger service. In 1979 it had service to Chicago-O'Hare on Republic Airlines and Midstate Airlines.[3]

See also

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for JVL (Form 5010 PDF), retrieved 15 March 2007
  2. ↑ Leute, Jim (February 25, 2014). "AirFest grounded for 2014 and likely beyond". GazetteXtra (Janesville, Wisconsin).
  3. ↑ Airlines and Aircraft Serving Beloit/Janesville, WI Effective November 15, 1979, Departed Flights, Retrieved 2014-08-29
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Other sources

  •  This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
  • Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites History’s Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC, 2004.
  • Manning, Thomas A. (2005), History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942-2002. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas ASIN: B000NYX3PC
  • 1943 Glider Program Studies, USAF Historical Studies, Maxwell.

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