Winnemucca Municipal Airport ( IATA : WMC , ICAO : KWMC , FAA LID : WMC ) is six miles southwest of Winnemucca , in Humboldt County, Nevada . The airport was renamed Franklin Field on April 20, 2019, in honor of Lt. Col. Irl “Leon” Franklin, a decorated Vietnam War veteran and combat pilot who earned the Silver Star for his lead role in Operation Ivory Coast .
3-429: The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility. The airport covers 968 acres (392 ha ) at an elevation of 4,308 feet (1,313 m). It has two asphalt runways: 14/32 is 7,000 by 100 feet (2,134 x 30 m) and 2/20 is 4,800 by 75 feet (1,463 x 23 m). It has two concrete helipads (H1 and H2) each 25 by 25 feet (8 x 8 m). In the year ending September 28, 2022
6-707: Is an inventory of U.S. aviation infrastructure assets. NPIAS was developed and now maintained by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). It identifies existing and proposed airports that are significant to national air transportation in the U.S., and thus eligible to receive federal grants under the Airport Improvement Program (AIP). It also includes estimates of the amount of AIP money needed to fund infrastructure development projects that will bring these airports up to current design standards and add capacity to congested airports. The FAA
9-420: The airport had 6,925 aircraft operations, average 133 per week: 68% general aviation , 26% air taxi , and 5% military. 14 aircraft were then based at this airport: 10 single-engine and 4 ultra-light. This Nevada airport-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems ( NPIAS )
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