Palmyra Municipal Airport

Palmyra Municipal Airport
Airport entrance sign
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: 88C
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Town of Palmyra
Serves	Palmyra, Wisconsin
Opened	May 1949 (1949-05)
Time zone	CST (UTC−06:00)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC−05:00)
Elevation  AMSL	851 ft / 259 m
Coordinates	42°53′01″N088°36′00″W / 42.88361°N 88.60000°W / 42.88361; -88.60000
Map
88C Location of airport in Wisconsin Show map of Wisconsin 88C 88C (the United States) Show map of the United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 9/27 2,800 853 Turf
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2022) 14,000 Based aircraft (2024) 54
Source: Federal Aviation Administration [1]

Palmyra Municipal Airport ^{[1] [2]} ( FAA LID : 88C) is a public use airport in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States. ^[1] Owned by and located in the Town of Palmyra, it is also known as Palmyra Airport. ^[3] 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 local general aviation facility. ^[4]

History

Airplane at airport

Palmyra Municipal Airport has been owned and operated by the town of Palmyra since 1948. ^{[5] [6]}

In 2013, the Village of Palmyra proposed annexation of more than 740 acres of property, primarily agricultural land, but also including the Town of Palmyra's town hall and the Palmyra Municipal Airport. ^{[5] [7]} The Town of Palmyra is challenging the village's annexation attempt. ^[6]

Facilities and aircraft

The airport covers an area of 115 acres (46 ha) at an elevation of 851 feet (259 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 9/27 with a turf surface measuring 2,800 by 200 feet (853 x 61 m). ^[1]

For the twelve month period ending July 22, 2022, the airport had 14,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 38 per day.

In July 2024, there were 54 aircraft based at this airport: 53 single-engine and 1 helicopter. ^[1]

See also

• List of airports in Wisconsin

References

1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for 88C PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. effective July 11, 2024.
2. "Palmyra Municipal (88C)" (PDF). Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 15, 2013. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
3. "History". The Palmyra Flying Club. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
4. "NPIAS Report 2025-2029 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration . October 28, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
5. Whisner, Ryan (January 23, 2013). "Town of Palmyra likely to continue fighting annexation". Daily Union. Archived from the original on May 11, 2013.
6. Whisner, Ryan (March 12, 2013). "Palmyra town board to legally challenge annexation". Daily Union. Archived from the original on May 11, 2013.
7. Massey, Jim (January 23, 2013). "Land squabble: Village, town, agriculture officials debate annexation plan". The Country Today. Eau Claire Press Company.

External links

• Aerial image from USGS The National Map
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for 88C
  • AirNav airport information for 88C
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for 88C