Sparta/Fort McCoy Airport | |||
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IATA: CMY – ICAO: KCMY – FAA LID: CMY | |||
Summary | |||
Airport type | Public/Military | ||
Owner | U.S. Army | ||
Location | Sparta, Wisconsin | ||
Elevation AMSL | 838 ft / 255 m | ||
Coordinates | 43°57′30″N 090°44′16″W / 43.95833°N 90.73778°WCoordinates: 43°57′30″N 090°44′16″W / 43.95833°N 90.73778°W | ||
Map | |||
Location of airport in Wisconsin | |||
Runways | |||
Direction | Length | Surface | |
ft | m | ||
11/29 | 4,697 | 1,432 | Asphalt |
1/19 | 4,292 | 1,308 | Asphalt |
Statistics (2012) | |||
Aircraft operations | 9,000 | ||
Based aircraft | 13 | ||
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Sparta/Fort McCoy Airport (IATA: CMY, ICAO: KCMY, FAA Location identifier: CMY) is a public and military use airport located in Monroe County, Wisconsin, three nautical miles (6 km) northeast of Sparta.[1] The airport is used heavily by the U.S. Army, accounting for 70% of traffic operations, primarily transient military aircraft supporting operations at nearby Fort McCoy, which is a major training facility. It has no scheduled civilian air service. This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]
Facilities and aircraft[]
Sparta/Fort McCoy Airport covers an area of 640 acres (259 ha) at an elevation of 838 feet (255 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways with asphalt surfaces: 11/29 is 4,697 by 100 feet (1,432 x 30 m) and 1/19 is 4,292 by 50 feet (1,308 x 15 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending July 11, 2012, the airport had 9,000 aircraft operations, an average of 24 per day: 67% military and 33% general aviation. At that time there were 13 aircraft based at this airport: 77% single-engine and 23% military.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
- ↑ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_appA.pdf.
External links[]
- Sparta/Fort McCoy (CMY) PDF at Wisconsin DOT Airport Directory
- Aerial image as of April 1999 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for CMY, effective January 23, 2025
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for CMY
- AirNav airport information for KCMY
- ASN accident history for CMY
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
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