Crandon Municipal Airport
Crandon Municipal Airport Steve Conway Municipal Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Crandon | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Crandon, Wisconsin | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | CST (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,650 ft / 503 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°31′22″N 088°55′42″W / 45.52278°N 88.92833°W | ||||||||||||||
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Crandon Municipal Airport, also known as Steve Conway Municipal Airport, (FAA LID: Y55) is a city owned public use airport located 3 miles (5 km) southwest of the central business district of Crandon, a city in Forest County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2025–2029, in which it is categorized as a basic general aviation facility.[2]
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 Y55 by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.
Facilities and aircraft
[edit]Crandon Municipal Airport covers an area of 259 acres (105 ha) at an elevation of 1650 feet (503 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 12/30 is 3,550 by 75 feet (1,082 x 23 m) with an asphalt surface and 1/19 is 2,742 by 100 feet (836 x 30 m) with a turf surface.[1]
For the 12-month period ending August 10, 2023, the airport had 4,400 aircraft operations, an average of 12 per day: 91% general aviation and 9% air taxi.
In August 2024, there were 8 aircraft based at this airport: 7 single-engine and 1 multi-engine.[1]
2016 Improvement project: Between January and June 2016, the airport completed a $70,000 improvement project that was approved by Governor Scott Walker. The first part of the project was the construction of a six bay T-hangar. The airport was shut down for a few days in June to complete crack filling work on all pavements.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for Y55 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective August 8, 2024.
- ^ "NPIAS Report 2025-2029 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 28, 2024. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
- ^ "Governor Walker approves improvement project at the Crandon/Steve Conway Municipal Airport". wisconsindot.gov. Archived from the original on July 30, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
External links
[edit]- FAA Terminal Procedures for Y55, effective October 31, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for Y55
- AirNav airport information for Y55
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for Y55
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