Jesse Viertel Memorial Airport

Jesse Viertel Memorial Airport (ICAO: KVER, FAA LID: VER), also known as Jesse P. Viertel Airport, is a city-owned public-use airport located three miles (5 km) southeast of the central business district of Boonville, a city in Cooper County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is home to the Daniel Boone Flying Club, which serves central Missouri.

Jesse Viertel Memorial Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Boonville
ServesBoonville, Missouri
LocationWindsor Place, Missouri
Elevation AMSL715 ft / 218 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 4,000 1,219 Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations9,080

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Jesse Viertel Memorial Airport is assigned VER by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA[2] (which assigned VER to General Heriberto Jara International Airport in Veracruz, Mexico[3]).

"On November 30, 2014, about 0857 central standard time (CST), a Bellanca model 17-30A single-engine airplane, N6629V, was substantially damaged when it collided with terrain during landing approach to runway 36 at Jesse Viertel Memorial Airport (VER), Boonville, Missouri. The commercial pilot was fatally injured and his three passengers were seriously injured." NTSB Accident Report Identification: CEN15FA060.

Facilities and aircraft

Jesse Viertel Memorial Airport covers an area of 125 acres (51 ha) which contains one runway designated 18/36 with a 3,999 x 75 ft (1,219 x 23 m) asphalt pavement. For the 12-month period ending May 31, 2006, the airport had 9,080 aircraft operations, an average of 24 per day: 92% general aviation (8,380), 4% air taxi (400), 3% military (300).

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References
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for VER (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-12-20
  2. Great Circle Mapper: KVER - Boonville, Missouri (Jesse Viertel Memorial Airport)
  3. Great Circle Mapper: VER / MMVR - Veracruz, Mexico (General Heriberto Jara International)


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