Burlington Municipal Airport (Wisconsin)

Burlington Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Burlington
ServesBurlington, Wisconsin
Time zoneCST (UTC−06:00)
 • Summer (DST)CDT (UTC−05:00)
Elevation AMSL780 ft / 238 m
Coordinates42°41′27″N 088°18′17″W / 42.69083°N 88.30472°W / 42.69083; -88.30472
WebsiteBurlington.gov/airport
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BUU is located in Wisconsin
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Location of airport in Wisconsin
BUU is located in the United States
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BUU (the United States)
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11/29 4,300 1,311 Asphalt
1/19 2,410 735 Turf
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2021)54,900
Based aircraft (2024)107

Burlington Municipal Airport (ICAO: KBUU, FAA LID: BUU) is a public use airport located 1 mile (1.6 km) northwest of the central business district of Burlington, a city in Racine County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2025–2029, in which it is categorized as a regional general aviation facility.[3]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned BUU by the FAA but has no designation from IATA.

The airport does not have scheduled airline service. The closest airport with scheduled airline service is Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, about 27 miles (43 km) to the northeast.

Facilities and aircraft

Burlington Municipal Airport covers an area of 240 acres (97 ha) at an elevation of 780 feet (238 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 11/29 is 4,300 by 75 feet (1,311 x 23 m) with an asphalt surface; 1/19 is 2,410 by 130 feet (735 x 40 m) with a turf surface.[1][2]

The airport has approved GPS and VOR instrument approaches.

For the 12-month period ending May 5, 2021, the airport had 54,900 aircraft operations, an average of 150 per day: 98% general aviation, 1% military and 1% air taxi. In August 2024, there were 107 aircraft based at this airport: 97 single-engine, 5 multi-engine, 4 jet and 1 helicopter.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for BUU PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective August 8, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "BUU - Burlington Municipal Airport". airnav.com. AirNav. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  3. ^ "NPIAS Report 2025-2029 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 28, 2024. Retrieved November 11, 2024.