Welch Municipal Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | City of Welch | ||||||||||
| Serves | Welch, West Virginia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,118 ft / 646 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°25′00″N 081°31′44″W / 37.41667°N 81.52889°W | ||||||||||
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  I25 Location of airport in West Virginia  I25 I25 (the United States) | |||||||||||
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Welch Municipal Airport (FAA LID: I25) is a city-owned, public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southeast of the central business district of Welch, a city in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States.[1]
Facilities and aircraft
[edit]Welch Municipal Airport covers an area of 65 acres (26 ha) at an elevation of 2,118 feet (646 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 9/27 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,695 by 50 feet (821 x 15 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2009, the airport had 65 aircraft operations, an average of 5 per month: 92% general aviation and 8% military. At that time there were two single-engine aircraft based at this airport.[1]
This airport has been closed since at least 2013. The nearest active airport is Kee Field near Windom, West Virginia.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Aerial image as of April 1996 from USGS The National Map
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for I25
- AirNav airport information for I25
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for I25