Airport Facilities

Operations

• 62,403 operations (takeoffs and landings) in 2008

Air Traffic

• Operating Air Traffic Control Tower
• Tower operations from 6:00 am (local) to 9:00 pm (local), 7 days per week, 365 days per year
• Airport Traffic Information System (ATIS) from 6:00 am (local) to 9:00 pm (local), 7 days per week, 365 days per year.
• Automated Weather Obervation System (AWOS) from 9:01 pm (local) to 5:59 am (local).
• Coming in March 2009, Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) for Crites Field!  Details to follow.

Frequencies

• Tower - 123.7
• Ground - 121.6
• Approach Milwaukee - 128.7
• UNICOM - 122.95
• Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF) - 123.7
• Automated Weather Observation System (AWOS) frequency 118.875

Runways

• 10/28 - 5,850 feet long, 100 feet wide, grooved concrete
• 18/36 - 3,599 feet long, 75 feet wide, asphalt

Lighting

• Rotating Beacon dusk to dawn, and during IFR conditions
• Airfield lighting sunrise to sunset
• Precision Approach Path Indicators (PAPI's) on Runways 10, 18, and 36
• Visual Approach Slope Indicators (VASI's) on Runway 28 
• Airfield lighting pilot controlled during non-tower operations, 9:00 pm to 6:00 am. Low intensity 3 clicks in 5 seconds; medium intensity 5 clicks in 5 seconds; high intensity 7 clicks in 5 seconds

Elevation

• 911 feet Mean Sea Level (MSL)
• 1,911 feet MSL pattern altitude, all aircraft

Approaches

• Instrument Landing System Runway 10
• Very High Frequency Omnirange Receiver (VOR) Badger VOR 116.4 MHz
• Non-Directional Beacon (NDB) - 359 has been decommissioned.

Security

• Full 7' high perimeter fence with barb wire
• Security gates with access control