Wilgrove Air Park was a public use airport located nine nautical miles (17 km) east of the central business district of Charlotte, in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States.[1] Wilgrove Air Park closed permanently in 2020.

Facilities and aircraft

Wilgrove Air Park covered an area of 55 acres (22 ha) at an elevation of 799 feet (244 m) above mean sea level. It had one runway designated 17/35 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,835 by 40 feet (864 x 12 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending September 20, 2007, the airport had 16,100 aircraft operations, an average of 44 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% military. At that time there were 50 aircraft based at this airport: 94% single-engine and 6% multi-engine.[1]

References

External links

• Official site
• Photos from Charlotte - Wilgrove Air Park (8A6) at Airliners.net
• Aerial photo as of 13 March 1998 from USGS The National Map
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for 8A6
  • AirNav airport information for 8A6
  • ASN accident history for QWG
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for 8A6
• ”Mint Hill Times article on closing the airpark”

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