Dodgeville Municipal Airport
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The Dodgeville Municipal Airport was an airfield in Dodgeville, Wisconsin
. The only surviving airport in Iowa County is in Mineral Point, Wisconsin
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, located just north of the city of Dodgeville
. The airport was built between May–December 1967. It was originally named Governor Dodge Quinn Airport and depicted with an unpaved runway. It was a public airport. Within the next three years it was renamed to Dodgeville airport, and in the Milwaukee Sectional charts, it was depicted with the courtesy of a 2800 paved runway. One of the most amazing landmarks of the Dodgeville Municipal airport is its only current resident Boeing C-97G. When the plane landed it barely fit on the small runway, creating a massive cloud of dust. The plane still sits in front of the Don Q inn, which is directs next to the airport. Unfortunately the Dodgeville airport closed in 1990, but was later reopened as a small private airport. It currently occupied by a construction company, and the runway is used for equipment storage. It is still listed as a private airfield.
Dodgeville, Wisconsin
Dodgeville is the most populous city and county seat of Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 4,698 at the 2010 census, making it the 9th largest city within the Madison metropolitan area. The Greater Dodgeville Area however had a population of 6,529...
. The only surviving airport in Iowa County is in Mineral Point, Wisconsin
Mineral Point, Wisconsin
Mineral Point is a city in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,617 at the 2000 census. In 2008 the city's population had taken a decline and is currently only 2,462, but still the second most populous community in Iowa County...
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History
The Dodgeville Municipal airport was a general aviation airport in the Town of DodgevilleDodgeville (town), Wisconsin
Dodgeville is a town in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,407 at the 2000 census. The City of Dodgeville is located within the town...
, located just north of the city of Dodgeville
Dodgeville, Wisconsin
Dodgeville is the most populous city and county seat of Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 4,698 at the 2010 census, making it the 9th largest city within the Madison metropolitan area. The Greater Dodgeville Area however had a population of 6,529...
. The airport was built between May–December 1967. It was originally named Governor Dodge Quinn Airport and depicted with an unpaved runway. It was a public airport. Within the next three years it was renamed to Dodgeville airport, and in the Milwaukee Sectional charts, it was depicted with the courtesy of a 2800 paved runway. One of the most amazing landmarks of the Dodgeville Municipal airport is its only current resident Boeing C-97G. When the plane landed it barely fit on the small runway, creating a massive cloud of dust. The plane still sits in front of the Don Q inn, which is directs next to the airport. Unfortunately the Dodgeville airport closed in 1990, but was later reopened as a small private airport. It currently occupied by a construction company, and the runway is used for equipment storage. It is still listed as a private airfield.