Clinton Municipal Airport (Iowa)

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Clinton Municipal Airport
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USGS aerial image, 1994 (north is to the right)
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Clinton
Serves Clinton, Iowa
Elevation  AMSL 708 ft / 216 m
Coordinates 41°49′52″N090°19′45″W / 41.83111°N 90.32917°W / 41.83111; -90.32917
Website www.clintonairport.us
Map
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CWI
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CWI
Clinton Municipal Airport (Iowa)
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
3/215,2041,586Asphalt
14/324,2011,280Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2015)15,400
Based aircraft (2017)40

Clinton Municipal Airport( IATA : CWI, ICAO : KCWI, FAA LID : CWI) is seven miles southwest of Clinton, in Clinton County, Iowa. [1] The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (2017-2021) categorizes it as a general aviation airport. [2]

Contents

Clinton had scheduled airline flights from 1951-52 until 1975: Braniff until 1955, then Ozark. There was still commercial air service to Clinton into the mid-1980s. The Official Airline Guide in February 1985 showed a total of five weekday departures to O'Hare International in Chicago; Three via American Central and two via Great Lakes. Scheduled passenger service to Clinton was discontinued by the late 1980s.

Facilities

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Clinton Municipal Airport, January 2011

Clinton Municipal Airport covers 556 acres (225 ha) at an elevation of 708 feet (216 m). It has two asphalt runways: 3/21 is 5,204 by 100 feet (1,586 x 30 m) and 14/32 is 4,201 by 100 feet (1,280 x 30 m). [1]

In the year ending September 10, 2015 the airport had 15,400 aircraft operations, average 42 per day: 95% general aviation, 3% military and 2% air taxi. In April 2017, 40 aircraft were based at the airport: 30 single-engine, 3 multi-engine, 1 jet and 6 ultralight. [1]

Other uses

The airport is the site of the annual Cessna 150 and Cessna 152 fly-in, which began in 2001. The fly-in is open to owners, pilots and enthusiasts who share a common interest in those types of airplanes. [3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Form 5010 for CWI PDF , effective Apr 27, 2017.
  2. ↑ FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2009-2013. Federal Aviation Administration. Published 1 October 2008.
  3. ↑ "Home". cessna150152flyin.org.
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