Washington County Airport (FAA LID: 8WC) is a county-owned, public-use airport in Washington County, Missouri, United States. It is located three nautical miles (6 km) east of the central business district of Potosi, Missouri,.[1]

Washington County Airport
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: 8WC
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Washington County
Serves	Potosi, Missouri
Elevation AMSL	959 ft / 292 m
Coordinates	37°55′45″N 090°43′53″W
Map
8WC Location of airport in Missouri
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 2/20 4,000 1,219 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations 1,040 Based aircraft 11
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Facilities and aircraft

Washington County Airport covers an area of 120 acres (49 ha) at an elevation of 959 feet (292 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 2/20 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,000 by 60 feet (1,219 x 18 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2011, the airport had 1,040 aircraft operations, an average of 86 per month: 96% general aviation, 3% air taxi, and 1% military. At that time there were 11 aircraft based at this airport: 82% single-engine and 18% ultralight.[1]

References

External links

• Washington County Airport (8WC) at Missouri DOT Airport Directory
• Aerial image as of March 1996 from USGS The National Map
• FAA Terminal Procedures for 8WC, effective May 19, 2022
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for 8WC
  • AirNav airport information for 8WC
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for 8WC