Newton City/County Airport

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Newton City-County Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Newton & Harvey County
Serves Harvey County, Kansas
Location Newton, Kansas
Elevation  AMSL 1,533 ft / 467 m
Coordinates 38°03′30″N097°16′28″W / 38.05833°N 97.27444°W / 38.05833; -97.27444
Website www.NewtonAirport.com
Map
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EWK
Location of airport in Kansas / United States
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EWK
EWK (the United States)
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
17/357,0032,135Asphalt
8/263,5011,067Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Aircraft operations (year ending 8/21/2019)65,044
Based aircraft85

Newton City-County Airport( IATA : EWK, ICAO : KEWK, FAA LID : EWK) is three miles east of Newton, in Harvey County, Kansas. It is owned by the City of Newton and Harvey County. [1]

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History

This establishment was created during World War 2 as a flight training facility for the U.S. Navy. After WW2 ended, it was converted into an airport. It is mostly used as a transport facility now. Also, the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a reliever airport for Wichita Mid-Continent Airport. [2]

Facilities

The airport covers 635 acres (257  ha ) at an elevation of 1,533 feet (467 m). It has two asphalt runways: runway 17/35 is 7,003 by 100 feet (2,135 x 30 m) and 8/26 is 3,501 by 60 feet (1,067 x 18 m). [1]

The Hesston College aviation program operates out of Hangar K.

In the year ending August 21, 2019, the airport had 65,044 aircraft operations, average 178 per day: 98% general aviation, 1% air taxi, and <1% military. 85 aircraft were then based at the airport: 78 single-engine, 4 multi-engine, 2 jet, and 1 helicopter. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Form 5010 for EWK PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 10 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "Newton City-County Airport | City of Newton, KS". www.newtonkansas.com. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
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