Sylvania Airport

Sylvania Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Sturtevant, Wisconsin
Elevation AMSL 788 ft / 240 m
Coordinates 42°42′11″N 087°57′32″W / 42.70306°N 87.95889°W / 42.70306; -87.95889Coordinates: 42°42′11″N 087°57′32″W / 42.70306°N 87.95889°W / 42.70306; -87.95889
Map
C89
C89

Location of airport in Wisconsin / United States

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8R/26L 2,272 693 Asphalt
8L/26R 2,343 714 Turf
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2016) 23,000
Based aircraft (2017) 47

Sylvania Airport, (FAA LID: C89) is a privately owned public use airport located 3 miles (5 km) west of the central business district of Sturtevant, Wisconsin, a community in Racine County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

Although most airports in the United States use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and International Air Transport Association (IATA), this airport is assigned C89 by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[2]

Skydive Midwest is based out of the airport.[3]

Facilities and aircraft

Sylvania Airport covers an area of 34 acres (13 ha) at an elevation of 788 feet (240 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 8R/26L is 2,272 by 38 feet (693 x 12 m) with an asphalt surface and 8L/26R is 2,343 by 120 feet (714 x 37 m) with a turf surface.[1]

For the 12-month period ending September 22, 2016, the airport had 23,000 aircraft operations, an average of 63 per day; all general aviation. In March 2017, there were 47 aircraft based at this airport: 43 single-engine, 3 multi-engine and 1 ultra-light.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for C89 (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective Mar 2, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Sylvania Airport". airnav.com. AirNav. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Chicago's Skydive Midwest's new facility". www.skydivemidwest.com. Retrieved 10 December 2016.


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