Sparta/Fort McCoy Airport

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Sparta/Fort McCoy Airport
IATA: CMYICAO: KCMYFAA LID: CMY
Summary
Airport type Public/Military
Owner U.S. Army
Location Sparta, Wisconsin
Elevation AMSL 838 ft / 255 m
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Map
CMY is located in Wisconsin
CMY
CMY
Location of airport in Wisconsin
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11/29 4,697 1,432 Asphalt
1/19 4,292 1,308 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 100 30 Asphalt
H2 100 30 Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Aircraft operations 9,000
Based aircraft 13

Sparta/Fort McCoy Airport (IATA: CMYICAO: KCMYFAA LID: CMY) is a public and military use airport located in Monroe County, Wisconsin, three nautical miles (6 km) northeast of Sparta.[1] The airport is used heavily by the U.S. Army, accounting for 70% of traffic operations, primarily transient military aircraft supporting operations at nearby Fort McCoy, which is a major training facility. It has no scheduled civilian air service. This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

Sparta/Fort McCoy Airport covers an area of 640 acres (259 ha) at an elevation of 838 feet (255 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways with asphalt surfaces: 11/29 is 4,697 by 100 feet (1,432 x 30 m) and 1/19 is 4,292 by 50 feet (1,308 x 15 m). [1] The airport also has two asphalt helipads, on Runway 11/29 and taxiway Charlie, both measuring 100 by 100 feet (30 x 30 m), respectively.

For the 12-month period ending July 11, 2012, the airport had 9,000 aircraft operations, an average of 24 per day: 67% military and 33% general aviation. At that time there were 13 aircraft based at this airport: 77% single-engine and 23% military.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 FAA Airport Master Record for CMY (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
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