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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
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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 01-Dec-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4312:43
Sunrise07:1513:15
Sunset16:2922:29
Evening civil twilight17:0123:01

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  01-Dec-2009 09:25:40
Local (UTC-6)  01-Dec-2009 03:25:40
 
METAR
KPVB 
12nm SE 
010855Z AUTO RMK AO1
KMRJ 
21nm E 
010855Z AUTO 20006KT 10SM CLR 03/00 A2979 RMK AO2 T00271003
KOVS 
22nm N 
010853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M01/M02 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP094 T10061022 57005
KDBQ 
23nm S 
010853Z AUTO 21007KT 10SM CLR M01/M02 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP101 T10061022 57006
TAF
KDBQ 
23nm S 
010520Z 0106/0206 23010KT P6SM SKC FM011800 20013G18KT P6SM SCT200 FM020200 24010KT P6SM SCT250
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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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