Fond du Lac County Airport
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | Fond du Lac County | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Fond du Lac, Wisconsin | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | CST (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 808 ft / 246 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 43°46′16″N 088°29′18″W / 43.77111°N 88.48833°W | ||||||||||||||
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Fond du Lac County Airport (IATA: FLD, ICAO: KFLD, FAA LID: FLD) is a county-owned public-use airport located 1 mile (2 km) west of the central business district of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, a city in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025, in which it is categorized as a regional general aviation facility.[3] The airport is home to EAA chapter 572.[4]
Facilities and aircraft
[edit]Fond du Lac County Airport covers an area of 586 acres (237 ha) at an elevation of 808 feet (246 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: the primary runway 18/36 is 5,941 by 100 feet (1,811 x 30 m) with an asphalt surface and the crosswind runway 9/27 is 3,602 by 75 feet (1,098 x 23 m) with an asphalt surface.[1]
The airport has one FBO, the Fond du Lac Skyport.[5]
For the 12-month period ending September 27, 2023, the airport had 63,200 aircraft operations, an average of 173 per day: 95% general aviation, 5% air taxi and less than 1% military.
In August 2024, there were 60 aircraft based at this airport: 54 single-engine, 2 multi-engine and 4 jet aircraft.[1]
EAA AirVenture
[edit]The airport, along with Appleton International Airport in Greenville, is an alternative to flying into Wittman Regional Airport during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. Every year the FAA sets up and operates a temporary air traffic control tower during the event.[6]
Shuttle buses run between the AirVenture grounds and the airport frequently.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for FLD PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective August 8, 2024.
- ^ "NPIAS Report 2019-2023 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
- ^ "Fond du Lac EAA 572". www.fdl.net. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- ^ "Fond du Lac Skyport". fdlskyport.com. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- ^ "EAA Airventure 2016 NOTAM" (PDF). eaa.org. EAA. pp. 22–23. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
External links
[edit]- FAA Terminal Procedures for FLD, effective August 8, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KFLD
- ASN accident history for FLD
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KFLD
- FAA current FLD delay information