Watertown Municipal Airport (ICAO: KRYV, FAA LID: RYV) is a public use airport located in and owned by the city of Watertown, in Jefferson 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.[2]
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | City of Watertown | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Watertown, Wisconsin | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 833 ft / 254 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 43°10′11″N 088°43′24″W | ||||||||||||||
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RYV Location of airport in Wisconsin Show map of WisconsinRYV RYV (the United States) Show map of the United States | |||||||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned RYV by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[3]
Watertown Municipal Airport was the site of the first Transponder Landing System in the United States.
Watertown Municipal Airport covers an area of 360 acres (150 ha) at an elevation of 833 feet (254 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways:[1]
The ROCK RIVER (RYV) non-directional beacon, 371 kHz, is located on the field.
For the 12-month period ending May 24, 2021, the airport had 58,000 aircraft operations, an average of 159 per day: 89% general aviation, 9% air taxi and 2% military. In July 2022, there were 57 aircraft based at this airport: 49 single-engine, 7 multi-engine and 1 jet.[1]
There is an aero-park, sponsored by the local Marine League, located adjacent to the airport where air operations can be observed. 43°10′27″N 88°43′3″W
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