Fond du Lac County Airport (IATA: FLD, ICAO: KFLD, FAA LID: FLD) is a county-owned public-use airport located 1 mile (2 km) west of the central business district of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, a city in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2025–2029, in which it is categorized as a regional general aviation facility.[3] The airport is home to EAA chapter 572.[4]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Fond du Lac County | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Fond du Lac, Wisconsin | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | CST (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 808 ft / 246 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°46′16″N 088°29′18″W / 43.77111°N 88.48833°W | ||||||||||||||
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Facilities and aircraft
editFond du Lac County Airport covers an area of 586 acres (237 ha) at an elevation of 808 feet (246 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: the primary runway 18/36 is 5,941 by 100 feet (1,811 x 30 m) with an asphalt surface and the crosswind runway 9/27 is 3,602 by 75 feet (1,098 x 23 m) with an asphalt surface.[1]
The airport has one FBO, the Fond du Lac Skyport.[5]
For the 12-month period ending September 27, 2023, the airport had 63,200 aircraft operations, an average of 173 per day: 95% general aviation, 5% air taxi and less than 1% military.
In August 2024, there were 60 aircraft based at this airport: 54 single-engine, 2 multi-engine and 4 jet aircraft.[1]
EAA AirVenture
editThe airport, along with Appleton International Airport in Greenville, is an alternative to flying into Wittman Regional Airport during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. Every year the FAA sets up and operates a temporary air traffic control tower during the event.[6]
Shuttle buses run between the AirVenture grounds and the airport frequently.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for FLD PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective August 8, 2024.
- ^ "NPIAS Report 2025-2029 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 28, 2024. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
- ^ "Fond du Lac EAA 572". www.fdl.net. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- ^ "Fond du Lac Skyport". fdlskyport.com. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- ^ "EAA Airventure 2016 NOTAM" (PDF). eaa.org. EAA. pp. 22–23. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
External links
edit- FAA Terminal Procedures for FLD, effective October 31, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KFLD
- ASN accident history for FLD
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KFLD
- FAA current FLD delay information