Wilson's Airport

Wilson's Airport
IATA: noneICAO: noneFAA LID: E40
Summary
Airport type Public use
Owner Wilson's Estate
Serves Hickory, North Carolina
Elevation AMSL 985 ft / 300 m
Coordinates 35°39′07″N 081°21′28″W / 35.65194°N 81.35778°W / 35.65194; -81.35778
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 2,175 663 Turf
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations 800
Based aircraft 10

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]

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 x 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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for E40 (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
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