Wetumpka Municipal Airport

Wetumpka Municipal Airport
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 / 32.52944°N 86.32833°W
Runways
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations
Aircraft operations	39,400
Based aircraft	80
	Source: Federal Aviation Administration
Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage
Designated	February 21, 2013

Wetumpka Municipal Airport (FAA LID: 08A) is a city-owned, public-use airport located six nautical miles (6.9 mi; 11 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.^[3] 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.^[4]

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 by 24 m) with an asphalt surface; 18/36 is 2,876 by 130 feet (877 by 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]