Wells Municipal Airport (Minnesota)

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]

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
Map
68Y
Location of airport in Minnesota/United States
68Y
68Y (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 2,912 888 Turf
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations6,000
Based aircraft8

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 2,912 by 198 feet (888 x 60 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2010, the airport had 6,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 16 per day. 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.

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for 68Y PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. Foster, Tom (July 2013). "Airport of the Month". Minnesota Flyer.
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