La Crosse Municipal Airport
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| La Crosse Municipal Airport | |||
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| IATA: LSE – ICAO: KLSE | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | City of La Crosse | ||
| Operator | City of La Crosse | ||
| Serves | La Crosse tri-state area | ||
| Location | La Crosse, Wisconsin | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 654 ft / 199 m | ||
| Coordinates | 43°52′44″N 91°15′24″W / 43.87889°N 91.25667°WCoordinates: 43°52′44″N 91°15′24″W / 43.87889°N 91.25667°W | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 18/36 | 8,742 | 2,665 | Concrete |
| 13/31 | 6,050 | 1,844 | Concrete |
| 3/21 | 5,399 | 1,615 | Asphalt |
La Crosse Municipal Airport (IATA: LSE, ICAO: KLSE) is a public airport located 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of the city of La Crosse, Wisconsin. It occupies the northern area of French Island, next to the Mississippi River. The airport serves the La Crosse Metropolitan Area, including the surrounding three-state area of west-central Wisconsin, southeastern Minnesota and northeastern Iowa. It is the closest scheduled passenger service airport to the U.S. Army Fort McCoy military base near Sparta, Wisconsin.
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[edit] Overview
The airport sits on 1,380 acres (5.6 km2) of land. The original runway layout is still in use, but over time many improvements have taken place. Two of the runways were extended to 8,742 feet (2,665 m) and 6,050 feet (1,840 m).
Two major airlines, Delta Airlines (now merged with Northwest Airlines) and American Eagle Airlines, provide 11 daily departures and arrivals with direct service to three connecting cities: Chicago, Minneapolis, and Detroit (future). Sun Country Airlines and Xtra Airways provide periodic Boeing 737 jet charter services to Laughlin and Elko, Nevada, often referred to as "the casino express". In 2004, the airport served about 500,000 passengers and recorded 44,000 aircraft operations.
There are 88 aircraft based at the airport, 11 corporate hangars and eight multi-aircraft T-hangars on the airport property. There is a cellphone use free parking area for those awaiting passenger arrivals at the main passenger terminal.
The La Crosse Airport can accommodate the world's largest aircraft in service today. One of the world's largest passenger jumbo jets, the Boeing 747 Air Force One (AF1), has made overnight trips to this airport with every U.S. President for the last 20 years.
In 1998, President Clinton flew to La Crosse in another AF1 Boeing 707 (VC-137C SAM 26000) older large jet, which was the same plane that carried the deceased body of late President John F. Kennedy from Dallas to Washington and the only plane on which a U.S. president was sworn into office. This was the last time a U.S. President flew on this plane, as it was then retired to the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio.
The world's largest cargo jet, a Russian Antonov An-124, has flown to the La Crosse airport when heavy transport was needed for the international flight of local businesses. The large U.S. military C-5A cargo and KC-10 Extender cargo/refueling jumbo jets have been at the annual summer Deke Slayton Airshow (area astronaut), Airfest at the airport, along with vintage and modern military and private planes of all kinds. The show has also featured performances by the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds. In the past, Sun Country airline has flown the large DC-10 (380 passenger seats) on charter flights from La Crosse to other cities. The New Orleans Saints NFL football team flew the 250-seat Delta Air Lines Boeing 757 planes each week to La Crosse for summer camp and to and from NFL cities for pre-season games.
[edit] Airport terminal
The airport has a modern two-story passenger terminal with three passenger gates. The following services are provided in the terminal:
- Delta (Northwest) Airline passenger counter and kiosk
- American Eagle Airline passenger counter
- Avis car rental
- Hertz car rental
- National Alamo car rental
- Enterprise Car Rental (shuttle to downtown)
- LSE Airport Gift Shop
- Vinney's Runway Restaurant
- Meeting rooms
[edit] Scheduled airlines
La Crosse is one of only four airports in Wisconsin with scheduled passenger service on the older Delta/Northwest Airlines 125-seat DC-9 and Northwest Airlink newer 76-seat Bombardier CRJ900 and Embraer 175 regional jets. American Eagle also flies larger CRJ700 (and CRJ200) regional passenger planes to the airport.
Scheduled airlines serving the La Crosse Airport include:
- American Airlines
- American Eagle (Chicago-O'Hare)
- Delta Air Lines
- Northwest Airlink operated by Compass Airlines (Minneapolis/St. Paul)
- Northwest Airlink operated by Mesaba Airlines (Minneapolis/St. Paul)
- Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines (Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul)
- Sun Country
- Sun Country (Laughlin, NV)
- Xtra Airways
- Xtra Airways (Elko, NV)
[edit] References
- La Crosse Municipal Airport ('LSE' - airport code for passenger travel).
- Airport Master Record (FAA Form 5010), also available as a printable form (PDF)
- [1] runway info (updated by FAA 12March2009)
[edit] External links
- Wisconsin Airport Directory: La Crosse Municipal Airport (PDF)
- FAA Airport Diagram(PDF), effective 2 July 2009
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KLSE
- ASN accident history for LSE
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KLSE
- FAA current LSE delay information
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