Welch Municipal Airport

Welch Municipal Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: I25
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Welch
Serves Welch, West Virginia
Elevation AMSL 2,118 ft / 646 m
Coordinates 37°25′00″N 081°31′44″W / 37.41667°N 81.52889°W / 37.41667; -81.52889Coordinates: 37°25′00″N 081°31′44″W / 37.41667°N 81.52889°W / 37.41667; -81.52889
Map
I25

Location of airport in West Virginia

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
9/27 2,695 821 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations 65
Based aircraft 2

Welch Municipal Airport (FAA LID: I25) is a city owned, public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southeast of the central business district of Welch, a city in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States.[1]

Facilities and aircraft

Welch Municipal Airport covers an area of 65 acres (26 ha) at an elevation of 2,118 feet (646 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 9/27 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,695 by 50 feet (821 x 15 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2009, the airport had 65 aircraft operations, an average of 5 per month: 92% general aviation and 8% military. At that time there were two single-engine aircraft based at this airport.[1]

This airport has been closed since at least 2013. The nearest active airport is Kee Field near Windom, West Virginia.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for I25 (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
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