Wells Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Wells
ServesWells, Minnesota
Elevation AMSL1,119 ft / 341 m
Coordinates43°44′30″N 093°46′38″W / 43.74167°N 93.77722°W / 43.74167; -93.77722
Map
68Y is located in Minnesota
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Location of airport in Minnesota
68Y is located in the United States
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68Y (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 2,897 883 Turf
Statistics (2019)
Aircraft operations (year ending 9/30/2019)6,000
Based aircraft8

Wells Municipal Airport (FAA LID: 68Y) is a city-owned, public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) west of the central business district of Wells, a city in Faribault County, Minnesota, United States.[1]

Facilities and aircraft

Land was purchased in 1964 and the Wells Municipal Airport opened in August 1966.[2]

Wells Municipal Airport covers an area of 45 acres (18 ha) at an elevation of 1,119 feet (341 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 17/35 with a turf surface measuring 2,897 by 165 feet (883 x 50 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending September 30, 2019, the airport had 6,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 115 per week. At that time there were eight aircraft based at this airport, all single-engine.[1]

A North American F-86L, serial 53-0719, serves as a gate guard at the airport entrance.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Form 5010 for 68Y PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective December 28, 2023.
  2. ↑ Foster, Tom (July 2013). "Airport of the Month". Minnesota Flyer.
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