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Fond du Lac County Airport

Coordinates: 43°46′16″N 088°29′18″W / 43.77111°N 88.48833°W / 43.77111; -88.48833
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For the Canadian airport, see Fond-du-Lac Airport.

Fond du Lac County Airport
Terminal building
Main Sign for airport with some hangars in background
Airport and entrance sign
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerFond du Lac County
ServesFond du Lac, Wisconsin
Time zoneCST (UTC−06:00)
 • Summer (DST)CDT (UTC−05:00)
Elevation AMSL808 ft / 246 m
Coordinates43°46′16″N 088°29′18″W / 43.77111°N 88.48833°W / 43.77111; -88.48833
Map
FLD is located in Wisconsin
FLD
FLD
Location of airport in Wisconsin
FLD is located in the United States
FLD
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FLD (the United States)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 5,941 1,811 Asphalt
9/27 3,602 1,098 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2023)63,200
Based aircraft (2024)60

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]

Facilities and aircraft

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Fond 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

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The 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

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for FLD PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective August 8, 2024.
  2. ^ "FLD - Fond du Lac County Airport". airnav.com. AirNav. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  3. ^ "NPIAS Report 2025-2029 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 28, 2024. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  4. ^ "Fond du Lac EAA 572". www.fdl.net. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  5. ^ "Fond du Lac Skyport". fdlskyport.com. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  6. ^ "EAA Airventure 2016 NOTAM" (PDF). eaa.org. EAA. pp. 22–23. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
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