Wilson's Airport

Wilson's Airport (FAA LID: E40) is a privately owned, public use airport located four nautical miles (5 mi, 7 km) south of the central business district of Hickory, a city in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States.[1]

For airports with a similar name, see Wilson Airport (disambiguation).
Wilson's Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic use
OwnerWilson's Estate
ServesHickory, North Carolina
Elevation AMSL985 ft / 300 m
Coordinates35°39′07″N 081°21′28″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 2,175 663 Turf
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations800
Based aircraft10

Facilities and aircraft

Wilson's Airport covers an area of 27 acres (11 ha) at an elevation of 985 feet (300 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 17/35 with a turf surface measuring 2,175 by 70 feet (663 × 21 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending August 11, 2011, the airport had 800 aircraft operations, an average of 66 per month: 94% general aviation and 6% military. At that time there were 10 aircraft based at this airport: 90% single-engine and 10% ultralight.[1]

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References
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for E40 (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
  • "Wilson's Airport (E40)" (PDF). at North Carolina DOT airport guide
  • Aerial image as of March 1998 from USGS The National Map
  • Resources for this airport:
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