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Watertown Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Watertown
ServesWatertown, Wisconsin
Elevation AMSL833 ft / 254 m
Coordinates43°10′11″N 088°43′24″W / 43.16972°N 88.72333°W / 43.16972; -88.72333
Map
RYV is located in Wisconsin
RYV
RYV
Location of airport in Wisconsin, United States
RYV is located in the United States
RYV
RYV
RYV (the United States)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
5/23 4,429 1,350 Asphalt
11/29 2,801 854 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2018)58,000
Based aircraft (2020)62

Watertown Municipal Airport (ICAO: KRYV, FAA LID: RYV) is a public use airport located in and owned by the city of Watertown, in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2019–2023, in which it is categorized as a regional general aviation facility.[2]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned RYV by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[3]

Watertown Municipal Airport was the site of the first Transponder Landing System in the United States.

Facilities and aircraft

Watertown Municipal Airport covers an area of 360 acres (150 ha) at an elevation of 833 feet (254 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways:[1]

  • Runway 5/23: 4,429 x 75 ft. (1,350 x 23 m.), Surface: Asphalt. Approved GPS and NDB approaches.
  • Runway 11/29: 2,801 x 75 ft. (854 x 23 m.), Surface: Asphalt. Approved GPS approaches.

The ROCK RIVER (RYV) non-directional beacon, 371 kHz, is located on the field.

For the 12-month period ending June 8, 2018, the airport had 58,000 aircraft operations, an average of 159 per day: 89% general aviation, 9% air taxi and 2% military. In June 2020, there were 62 aircraft based at this airport: 53 single-engine and 9 multi-engine.[1]

Aero park

There is an aero-park, sponsored by the local Marine League, located adjacent to the airport where air operations can be observed. 43°10′27″N 88°43′3″W / 43.17417°N 88.71750°W / 43.17417; -88.71750

  • Various monuments at the Marine League Aero Park adjacent to the airport.
    Various monuments at the Marine League Aero Park adjacent to the airport.
  • TLS Building (Right) and elevation receive antenna (left) as seen December 2005. (TLS equipment was removed prior to September 2007)
    TLS Building (Right) and elevation receive antenna (left) as seen December 2005. (TLS equipment was removed prior to September 2007)

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for RYV PDF, effective June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "NPIAS Report 2019-2023 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  3. ^ Great Circle Mapper: KRYV - Watertown, Wisconsin



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