Sylvania Airport

Sylvania Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesSturtevant, Wisconsin
Time zoneCST (UTC−06:00)
 • Summer (DST)CDT (UTC−05:00)
Elevation AMSL788 ft / 240 m
Coordinates42°42′12″N 087°57′32″W / 42.70333°N 87.95889°W / 42.70333; -87.95889
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C89 is located in Wisconsin
C89
C89
Location of airport in Wisconsin
C89 is located in the United States
C89
C89
C89 (the United States)
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8R/26L 2,272 693 Asphalt
8L/26R 2,343 714 Turf
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2022)23,000
Based aircraft (2024)47

Sylvania Airport (FAA LID: C89) is a privately owned public use airport located near Sylvania, an unincorporated community 3 miles (5 km) west of the central business district of the village of Sturtevant, in Racine County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

Although most airports in the United States use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and International Air Transport Association (IATA), this airport is assigned C89 by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[2]

Skydive Midwest is based at the airport.[3]

Facilities and aircraft

Sylvania Airport covers an area of 34 acres (13 ha) at an elevation of 788 feet (240 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 8R/26L is 2,272 by 38 feet (693 x 12 m) with an asphalt surface and 8L/26R is 2,343 by 120 feet (714 x 37 m) with a turf surface.[1]

For the 12-month period ending June 2, 2022, the airport had 23,000 aircraft operations, an average of 63 per day; all general aviation. In July 2024, there were 47 aircraft based at this airport: 43 single-engine, 3 multi-engine and 1 ultra-light.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for C89 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective July 11, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Sylvania Airport". airnav.com. AirNav. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  3. ^ "Chicago's Skydive Midwest's new facility". www.skydivemidwest.com. Retrieved December 10, 2016.