Iowa County Airport

Iowa County Airport (ICAO: KMRJ, FAA LID: MRJ) is a county-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) northwest of the central business district of Mineral Point, a city in Iowa 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 local general aviation facility.[2]

Iowa County Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerIowa County
ServesMineral Point, Wisconsin
Elevation AMSL1,170 ft / 357 m
Coordinates42°53′13″N 090°14′12″W
Map
MRJ
Location of airport in Wisconsin, United States
MRJ
MRJ (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11/29 5,001 1,524 Asphalt
4/22 3,600 1,097 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2018)6,750
Based aircraft (2020)33

Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this facility is assigned MRJ by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA[3] (which assigned MRJ to Marcala Airport in Marcala, Honduras).[4]

Facilities and aircraft

Iowa County Airport covers an area of 244 acres (99 ha) at an elevation of 1,170 feet (357 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways with asphalt surfaces: 11/29 is 5,001 by 75 feet (1,524 x 23 m) and 4/22 is 3,600 by 60 feet (1,097 x 18 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending May 24, 2018, the airport had 6,750 aircraft operations, an average of 18 per day: 82% general aviation, 11% air taxi and 7% military. In June 2020, there were 33 aircraft based at this airport: 27 single-engine, 4 multi-engine and 2 helicopter.[1]

Cargo operations
AirlinesDestinations
Freight Runners Express Milwaukee, Wisconsin Dells

References
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for MRJ (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. effective June 18, 2020.
  2. "NPIAS Report 2019-2023 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  3. "Iowa County Airport (ICAO: KMRJ, FAA: MRJ)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  4. "Marcala Airport, Honduras (IATA: MRJ, ICAO: MHMA)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved May 16, 2013.


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