Wilgrove Air Park

Wilgrove Air Park (IATA: QWG[2], FAA LID: 8A6) is a public use airport located nine nautical miles (17 km) east of the central business district of Charlotte, in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States.[1]

Wilgrove Air Park
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerWilgrove Investments, LLC
ServesCharlotte, North Carolina
Elevation AMSL799 ft / 244 m
Coordinates35°12′50″N 080°40′12″W
Websitewww.wilgroveairport.net
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 2,835 864 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations16,100
Based aircraft50

Facilities and aircraft

Wilgrove Air Park covers an area of 55 acres (22 ha) at an elevation of 799 feet (244 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 17/35 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,835 by 40 feet (864 x 12 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending September 20, 2007, the airport had 16,100 aircraft operations, an average of 44 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% military. At that time there were 50 aircraft based at this airport: 94% single-engine and 6% multi-engine.[1]

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References

  1. FAA Airport Master Record for 8A6 (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 8 April 2010.
  2. Airport information for QWG at Great Circle Mapper.
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