Wetumpka Municipal Airport (FAA LID: 08A) is a city-owned, public-use airport located six nautical miles (6.9 mi, 11.1 km) west of the central business district of Wetumpka, a city in Elmore County, Alabama, United States.[1] It is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2] During World War II the airport, known then as Elmore Auxiliary Field, served as an auxiliary field for Gunter Army Airfield training operations. In 2013 the airport was listed in the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage.[3]

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Wetumpka Municipal Airport
Front entrance and airfield
NAIP aerial image, 2006
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: 08A
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Wetumpka
Serves	Wetumpka, Alabama
Elevation AMSL	197 ft / 60 m
Coordinates	32°31′46″N 086°19′42″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 9/27 3,011 918 Asphalt 18/36 2,876 877 Turf
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations 39,400 Based aircraft 80
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Facilities and aircraft

Wetumpka Municipal Airport covers an area of 312 acres (126 ha) at an elevation of 197 feet (60 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 9/27 is 3,011 by 80 feet (918 x 24 m) with an asphalt surface; 18/36 is 2,876 by 130 feet (877 x 40 m) with a turf surface.[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 7, 2010, the airport had 39,400 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 107 per day. At that time there were 80 aircraft based at this airport: 89% single-engine, 9% multi-engine, 1% helicopter and 1% glider.[1]

References

External links

• FAA Terminal Procedures for 08A, effective October 6, 2022
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for 08A
  • AirNav airport information for 08A
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for 08A

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