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KY51 · Viroqua Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 1 NTSB events

ID KY51 FAA Y51 Elev 1,292 ft Lat 43° 34.81' N Lon 90° 54.01' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,000 ft. Max gradient: 1.00% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
11 114° 4,000 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.72%
29 294° 4,000 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.72%
02 022° 2,424 ft 90 ft GRS Yes 1.00%
20 202° 2,424 ft 90 ft GRS Yes 1.00%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 2 frequencies

  • CTAF CTAF 122.900
  • CNTR MINNEAPOLIS CNTR 128.600

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KY51 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 4 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL 11 & 29; PAPI RWY 11 & 29; MIRL RWY 11/29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL 11 & 29; PAPI RWY 11 & 29; MIRL RWY 11/29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

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All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL 11 & 29; PAPI RWY 11 & 29; MIRL RWY 11/29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL 11 & 29; PAPI RWY 11 & 29; MIRL RWY 11/29 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (4 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
  • ·ADDNL PHONE 608-637-2346.
  • ·HAS SHARP 20 FT DROP-OFF EA END & SLOPES DOWNHILL TO THE NORTH APRXLY 1.5%.
  • ·PAPI UNUSBL BYD 5 DEG L OF CNTRLN. 6 FT SIGN 50 FT FM THLD; 160 FT L. 24 HR FUEL AVBL WITH CREDIT CARD.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 9,600 ops in 2009

2024 total

9,600

10-yr total

96,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 1% · GA 99% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

20.8

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

5.21

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=1

  • Engine failure / power loss 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2019-08-19 SHIRLEY CARL SPORTCOPTER VORTEX · Engine failure · VMC · day →

Designees in WI

CFI Flight Instructors 1,220 A&P Mechanics 3,071 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 36 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 3 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 3 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 10 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 22 Schools Flight Schools 50 FBO Fixed Base Operators 65 Clubs Flying Clubs 29 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 8 EAA EAA Chapters 35

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
George Bolon Winona MN 44 nm
Michael John Phillips Dubuque IA 65 nm
Kurt Gross Wisconsin Rapids WI 67 nm
James Orlow Notstad Madison WI 71 nm
Christopher David Schrodt Charles City IA 83 nm
Timothy Newton Waterloo IA 91 nm
Cole Robert Norton Marion IA 97 nm
Janice Wray Walton Marion IA 97 nm
Christopher Timothy Anderson Janesville WI 99 nm
Thomas Paul Burns Stanton MN 104 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Arnold Harold Nomann Viroqua WI 1 nm
Jason John Arthur Zietlow Viroqua WI 1 nm
Derek John Helgerson Viroqua WI 1 nm
Erin Jean Brueggen Cashton WI 11 nm
William Alden Blank La Crosse WI 20 nm
Matthew David Johansen La Crosse WI 20 nm
Seth Gideon Tiedeman La Crosse WI 20 nm
Kyle Gregory Warner La Crosse WI 20 nm
Weston David Leverty La Crosse WI 20 nm
Charles Michael Roskos La Crosse WI 20 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Karl Luther Bergh Viroqua WI 1 nm
Thomas David Lee Viroqua WI 1 nm
Scott Gerald Schroeder Viroqua WI 1 nm
Baron Joseph Vandermolen Readstown WI 10 nm
Carlyle Bennett Melby Cashton WI 11 nm
Matthew Howard Vonruden Cashton WI 11 nm
Alan Edmund Hundt Cashton WI 11 nm
Joseph John Larson Cashton WI 11 nm
David Christian Wucherer Genoa WI 14 nm
Richard Allen O'Connor Stoddard WI 15 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
McCandless Avionics, LC
Waverly, IA
 87 nm
JetGlow Aviation
Oshkosh, WI
 104 nm
Avionics Place, Inc
Rockford, IL
 115 nm
Perceptive Avionics
New Richmond, WI
 118 nm
Skycom Avionics, Inc.
Waukesha, WI
 121 nm
Aviation Resources
Cumberland, WI
 125 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Menomonie, WI
 125 nm
Airworthy Aviation Maintenance
Sheboygan Falls, WI
 133 nm
Cessna Citation Service Center
Milwaukee, WI
 136 nm
Twin Cities Aviation, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 136 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.