Sparta/Fort McCoy Airport (IATA: CMY, ICAO: KCMY, FAA LID: CMY) is a public and military use airport located in Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States, three nautical miles (6 km) northeast of Sparta.[1] The airport is used heavily by the U.S. Army, accounting for 75% of traffic operations, primarily transient military aircraft supporting operations at nearby Fort McCoy, which is a major training facility. 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 local general aviation facility.[2]

Sparta/Fort McCoy Airport
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
Map
CMY Location of airport in Wisconsin Show map of Wisconsin CMY CMY (the United States) Show map of the United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 11/29 4,697 1,432 Asphalt 1/19 3,032 924 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface ft m H1 100 30 Asphalt H2 100 30 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2019) 12,000 Based aircraft (2022) 23
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

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 3,032 by 95 feet (924 x 29 m).[1] The airport also has two asphalt helipads, on Runway 11/29 and taxiway Charlie, both measuring 100 by 100 feet (30 x 30 m), respectively.

For the 12-month period ending September 6, 2019, the airport had 12,000 aircraft operations, an average of 33 per day: 75% military and 25% general aviation. In July 2022, there were 23 aircraft based at this airport: 22 single-engine and 1 helicopter.[1]

References

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 September 8, 2022
• 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 weather observations: current, past three days
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures