Wilgrove Air Park
Wilgrove Air Park | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Wilgrove Investments, LLC | ||||||||||
| Serves | Charlotte, North Carolina | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 799 ft / 244 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°12′50″N 080°40′12″W / 35.21389°N 80.67000°W | ||||||||||
| Website | www.wilgroveairport.net | ||||||||||
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Wilgrove Air Park was a public use airport located nine nautical miles (17 km) east of the central business district of Charlotte, in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States.[1] Wilgrove Air Park closed permanently in 2020.
Facilities and aircraft
[edit]Wilgrove Air Park covered an area of 55 acres (22 ha) at an elevation of 799 feet (244 m) above mean sea level. It had one runway designated 17/35 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,835 by 40 feet (864 x 12 m).[1] Its IATA code was QWG and its FAA LID was 8A6.
For the 12-month period ending September 20, 2007, the airport had 16,100 aircraft operations, an average of 44 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% military. At that time there were 50 aircraft based at this airport: 94% single-engine and 6% multi-engine.[1]
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Official site
- Wilgrove Air Park entry at the web site of Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields
- Photos from Charlotte - Wilgrove Air Park (8A6) at Airliners.net
- Aerial photo as of 13 March 1998 from USGS The National Map
- ”Mint Hill Times article on closing the airpark” [1]
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