Sparta/Fort McCoy Airport (IATA: CMY, ICAO: KCMY, FAA LID: CMY) is a public and military use airport located in Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States, three nautical miles (6 km) northeast of Sparta.[1] The airport is used heavily by the U.S. Army, accounting for 75% of traffic operations, primarily transient military aircraft supporting operations at nearby Fort McCoy, which is a major training facility. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025, in which it is categorized as a local general aviation facility.[2]
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| Airport type | Public/military | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | U.S. Army | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Sparta, Wisconsin | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | CST (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 839 ft / 256 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°57′31″N 090°44′16″W / 43.95861°N 90.73778°W | ||||||||||||||
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Facilities and aircraft edit
Sparta/Fort McCoy Airport covers an area of 640 acres (259 ha) at an elevation of 839 feet (256 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways with asphalt surfaces: the primary runway 11/29 is 4,697 by 100 feet (1,432 x 30 m) and the crosswind runway 1/19 is 3,032 by 95 feet (924 x 29 m).[1] The airport also has two asphalt helipads, on Runway 11/29 and taxiway Charlie, both measuring 100 by 100 feet (30 x 30 m), respectively.
For the 12-month period ending June 22, 2022, the airport had 6,000 aircraft operations, an average of 16 per day: 50% military and 50% general aviation. In April 2024, there were 23 aircraft based at this airport: 22 single-engine and 1 helicopter.[1]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for CMY PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 18, 2024.
- ^ "NPIAS Report 2019-2023 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
External links edit
- "Sparta/Fort McCoy (CMY)" (PDF). at Wisconsin DOT Airport Directory
- Aerial image as of April 1999 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for CMY, effective April 18, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for CMY
- AirNav airport information for KCMY
- ASN accident history for CMY
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures