Ashland Regional Airport (ICAO: KDWU, FAA LID: DWU) is a public use airport in Worthington, Greenup County, Kentucky, owned by the Ashland Regional Airport Board. It is located six nautical miles (11 km) northwest of the central business district of Ashland, a city in Boyd County, Kentucky, United States.[1] Currently, the airport serves local charter and private aircraft. Community events, such as car and air shows, also take place at the airport.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Ashland Regional Airport Board | ||||||||||
| Serves | Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area | ||||||||||
| Location | Ashland, Kentucky | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 546 ft / 166 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°33′16″N 082°44′17″W / 38.55444°N 82.73806°W | ||||||||||
| Website | AshlandRegionalAirport.com | ||||||||||
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  KDWU Location of airport in Kentucky | |||||||||||
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Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned DWU by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[2]
History
editIt opened in 1953 as Ashland-Boyd County Airport and featured a 5,000 ft (1,500 m) runway with a 3,000 ft (910 m) clearance.[3]
The airport was once used extensively by the oil manufacturing company Ashland Inc. before the company's corporate headquarters was moved from Russell to Covington.
Facilities and aircraft
editAshland Regional Airport covers an area of 170 acres (69 ha) at an elevation of 546 feet (166 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 10/28 which measures 5,602 by 100 feet (1,707 x 30 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending July 23, 2007, the airport had 4,500 aircraft operations, an average of 12 per day: 96% general aviation, 2% air taxi and 2% military. At that time there were 47 aircraft based at this airport: 77% single-engine, 15% multi-engine, 4% jet and 4% helicopter.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for DWU PDF, effective 2009-07-02.
- ^ Great Circle Mapper: KDWU - Ashland Regional Airport - Ashland, Kentucky
- ^ "A history of Ashland, Kentucky, 1786–1954." Ashland Centennial Committee. 1954. 2 January 2007.
External links
edit- Ashland Regional Airport, official site
- Aerial photo from USGS The National Map, 15 March 1995
- FAA Terminal Procedures for DWU, effective October 31, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for DWU
- AirNav airport information for DWU
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for DWU