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73C Lancaster Municipal Airport
Lancaster, Wisconsin, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 73C
Lat/Long: 42-46-49.9700N / 090-40-51.4570W
42-46.832833N / 090-40.857617W
42.7805472 / -90.6809603
(estimated)
Elevation: 1008 ft. / 307 m (estimated)
Variation: 01E (1985)
From city: 4 miles S of LANCASTER, WI
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 53813

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1967
Sectional chart: CHICAGO
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: GREEN BAY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: GRB (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
FOR FUEL CALL 608-723-4246.
Pattern altitude: 1808 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3 at PVB (12 nm SE): 120.575 (608-348-3637)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
DBQr359/22.8DUBUQUE VORTAC115.8004E
LNRr218/39.1LONE ROCK VOR/DME112.8000E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
PLATTEVILLE298/12.120301WPVB .--. ...- -...
MINERAL POINT252/21.036500WMRJ -- .-. .---

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL MOGAS
Parking: hangars and tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 3850 x 45 ft. / 1173 x 14 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 13.0
Runway edge lights: low intensity
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 42-47.273833N42-46.641833N
Longitude: 090-40.857833W090-40.840667W
Elevation: 1010.0 ft.1005.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: 155 ft.220 ft.
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 38 ft. tree, 1360 ft. from runway, 220 ft. right of centerline, 30:1 slope to clear
ROAD 50 FT FM THR.
none
RD 93 FT FM THR.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF LANCASTER
CITY HALL, 206 S MADISON STREET
LANCASTER, WI 53813
Phone 608-723-5196
Manager: JERRY CARROLL
206 S MADISON STREET
LANCASTER, WI 53813
Phone 608-723-7543

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 6
Single engine airplanes: 6
    
Aircraft operations: avg 136/week *
62% local general aviation
38% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 12 May 2009

Additional Remarks

ULTRALIGHT & SKYDIVING ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT.
CAUTION: OCNL VEHICLES/PEOPLE CROSSING RWY TO REACH HGR AREA ON EAST SIDE OF RWY.
RY 18/36 35 FT PLINE PARALLELS W SIDE 365 FT FM CNTRLN.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 73C.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KPVB - Platteville Municipal Airport (12 nm SE)
KMRJ - Iowa County Airport (21 nm E)
KDBQ - Dubuque Regional Airport (23 nm S)
KOVS - Boscobel Airport (23 nm N)
KPDC - Prairie du Chien Municipal Airport (24 nm NW)
 
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Aerial photo of 73C (Lancaster Municipal Airport)
Photo by Mathieu Labs.
Photo taken 05-May-2009

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From to 73C

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1712:17
Sunrise06:4712:47
Sunset16:4622:46
Evening civil twilight17:1623:16

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 23:50:17
Local (UTC-6)  08-Nov-2009 17:50:17
 
METAR
KPVB 
12nm SE 
082335Z AUTO 17009KT 10SM CLR 18/12 A2993 RMK AO1 T01800121
KMRJ 
21nm E 
082336Z AUTO 16009KT 10SM CLR 18/12 A2993 RMK AO2 T01760120
KOVS 
22nm N 
082253Z AUTO 18003KT 6SM HZ CLR 19/12 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP126 T01940117
KDBQ 
23nm S 
082253Z 18011KT 10SM CLR 18/12 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP137 T01830117 $
TAF
KDBQ 
23nm S 
081738Z 0818/0918 16013KT P6SM FEW080 FM082000 19014G19KT P6SM SKC FM090000 18009KT P6SM SCT250 FM090600 22007KT P6SM BKN040 FM090900 27005KT 3SM BR BKN012 BKN040 FM091300 31007KT 5SM BR BKN025 FM091500 34007KT 6SM BR BKN035
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Lancaster Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
BEST WESTERN WELCOME INN 4.9 65-74

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Lancaster Municipal Airport

2 in Platteville
16 in Dubuque, IA
 

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