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Welch Municipal Airport

Coordinates: 37°25′00″N 081°31′44″W / 37.41667°N 81.52889°W / 37.41667; -81.52889
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Welch Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Welch
ServesWelch, West Virginia
Elevation AMSL2,118 ft / 646 m
Coordinates37°25′00″N 081°31′44″W / 37.41667°N 81.52889°W / 37.41667; -81.52889
Map
I25 is located in West Virginia
I25
I25
Location of airport in West Virginia
I25 is located in the United States
I25
I25
I25 (the United States)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
9/27 2,695 821 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations65
Based aircraft2

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

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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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for I25 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
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