Wellsville Municipal Airport
Encyclopedia
Wellsville Municipal Airport , also known as Tarantine Field, is a public general aviation
airport located two statute miles (3 km) southwest of Wellsville
, in Allegany County
, New York
, USA
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The original Wellsville airport prior to about 1970 was located several miles north of the present airport's location.
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The single east-west runway is 5302 feet long, however only 4900 feet is available for landing. The west-facing runway is equipped with a localizer instrument approach and a medium intensity approach lighting system which allows for a small improvement in landing minimums.
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
airport located two statute miles (3 km) southwest of Wellsville
Wellsville, New York
Wellsville, New York is a village and a town in Allegany County, New York, USA.*Wellsville , New York*Wellsville , New York----For other places with this name, see Wellsville....
, in Allegany County
Allegany County, New York
Allegany County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 48,946. Its name derives from a Delaware Indian word, applied by settlers of Western New York State to a trail that followed the Allegheny River. Its county seat is...
, New York
New York
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, USA
United States
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The original Wellsville airport prior to about 1970 was located several miles north of the present airport's location.
Facilities
Wellsville Municipal Airport covers 382 acres (155 ha) and has one runwayRunway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
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- Runway 10/28: 5,302 x 100 ft. (1,616 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt
The single east-west runway is 5302 feet long, however only 4900 feet is available for landing. The west-facing runway is equipped with a localizer instrument approach and a medium intensity approach lighting system which allows for a small improvement in landing minimums.