Wellsville Municipal Airport (IATA: ELZ[2], ICAO: KELZ, FAA LID: ELZ), also known as Tarantine Field, is a public use airport located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) southwest of Wellsville, a village in the Town of Wellsville, Allegany County, New York, United States.[1] The airport is owned by the Town of Wellsville.[1] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[3]

Wellsville Municipal Airport Tarantine Field
IATA: ELZ ICAO: KELZ FAA LID: ELZ
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Town of Wellsville
Serves	Wellsville, New York
Elevation AMSL	2,124 ft / 647 m
Coordinates	42°06′34″N 077°59′24″W
Map
ELZ Location of airport in New York
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 10/28 5,302 1,616 Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Aircraft operations 9,350 Based aircraft 21
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

The original Wellsville airport prior to about 1970 was located about 1.5 mi (2.4 km) northeast of the present airport's location. The original northwest/southeast runway is still clearly visible.

Facilities and aircraft

Wellsville Municipal Airport covers an area of 382 acres (155 ha) at an elevation of 2,124 ft (647 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 10/28 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,302 by 100 ft (1,616 by 30 m).[1]

The single east-west runway is 5,302 ft (1,616 m) long, however only 4,900 ft (1,500 m) is available for landing. The west-facing runway is equipped with a localizer instrument approach and a medium intensity approach lighting system which allows for a small improvement in landing minimums.

For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2012, the airport had 9,350 aircraft operations, an average of 25 per day: 91% general aviation, 8% air taxi, and 1% military. At that time there were 21 aircraft based at this airport: 81% single-engine and 19% multi-engine.[1]

References

External links

• Wellsville Municipal Airport (ELZ) at NYSDOT Airport Directory
• Aerial image as of April 1994 from USGS The National Map
• FAA Terminal Procedures for ELZ, effective August 11, 2022
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for ELZ
  • AirNav airport information for KELZ
  • ASN accident history for ELZ
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures