John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport

John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport (IATA: ASX, ICAO: KASX, FAA LID: ASX) is a city and county-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) southwest of the central business district of Ashland, a city in Ashland County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] It is also known as JFK Memorial Airport.[1]

For the major airport in New York City, see John F. Kennedy International Airport.

John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport
IATA: ASX ICAO: KASX FAA LID: ASX
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City & County of Ashland
Serves	Ashland, Wisconsin
Elevation AMSL	827 ft / 252 m
Coordinates	46°32′55″N 090°55′08″W
Map
ASX Location of airport in Wisconsin, United States Show map of Wisconsin ASX ASX (the United States) Show map of the United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 2/20 5,197 1,584 Asphalt 13/31 3,498 1,066 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2019) 10,525 Based aircraft (2020) 21
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[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]

Facilities and aircraft

John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport covers an area of 511 acres (207 ha) at an elevation of 827 feet (252 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways with asphalt surfaces: 2/20 is 5,197 by 100 feet (1,584 x 30 m) with approved LOC and GPS approaches and 13/31 is 3,498 by 75 feet (1,066 x 23 m) with approved GPS approaches.[1]

For the 12-month period ending August 15, 2019, the airport had 10,525 aircraft operations, an average of 29 per day: 95% general aviation and 5% air taxi. In June 2020, there were 21 aircraft based at this airport: 19 single-engine, 1 multi-engine and 1 jet.[1]

See also

• List of memorials to John F. Kennedy

References

1. FAA Airport Master Record for ASX (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.

External links

• JFK Memorial Airport at City of Ashland web site
• "John F. Kennedy Memorial" (PDF). at Wisconsin DOT Airport Directory
• FAA Terminal Procedures for ASX, effective July 16, 2020

• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for ASX
  • AirNav airport information for KASX
  • ASN accident history for ASX
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures