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Fox River Airport

Coordinates: 42°45′03″N 088°15′01″W / 42.75083°N 88.25028°W / 42.75083; -88.25028
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Fox River Airport
Summary
Airport typePrivate
ServesRochester, Wisconsin
Time zoneCST (UTC−06:00)
 • Summer (DST)CDT (UTC−05:00)
Elevation AMSL822 ft / 251 m
Coordinates42°45′03″N 088°15′01″W / 42.75083°N 88.25028°W / 42.75083; -88.25028
WebsiteBurlington.gov/airport
Map
27WI is located in Wisconsin
27WI
27WI
Location of airport in Wisconsin
27WI is located in the United States
27WI
27WI
27WI (the United States)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 2,506 764 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2021)5,000
Based aircraft (2024)0

Fox River Airport (FAA LID: 27WI) is a private use airport located 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of the central business district of Rochester, a city in Racine County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned 27WI by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.

The airport does not have scheduled airline service. The closest airport with scheduled airline service is General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, about 22 miles (35 km) to the northeast.

Facilities and aircraft

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Fox River Airport covers an area of 20 acres (8.1 ha) at an elevation of 822 feet (251 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway: 18/36 is 2,506 by 36 feet (764 x 11 m), with an asphalt surface.[1][2]

For the 12-month period ending May 5, 2021, the airport had 5,000 aircraft operations, an average of 13 per day: 100% general aviation. In August 2024, there were no aircraft based at this airport.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for 27WI PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective August 8, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "27WI - Fox River Airport". airnav.com. AirNav. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
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