Watsonville Municipal Airport
Infobox Airport
name = Watsonville Municipal Airport
nativename =
nativename-a =
nativename-r =
image-width =
caption =
IATA = WVI
ICAO = KWVI
FAA = WVI
type = Public
owner =
operator = City of Watsonville
city-served =
location = Watsonville, California
elevation-f = 163
elevation-m = 49.7
coordinates = Coord|36|56|09|N|121|47|23|W|type:airport_region:US|display=inline,title
website =
metric-elev =
metric-rwy =
r1-number = 2/20
r1-length-f = 4,501
r1-length-m = 1,372
r1-surface =Asphalt
r2-number = 8/26
r2-length-f = 3,999
r2-length-m = 1,219
r2-surface = Asphalt
stat-year =
stat1-header =
stat1-data =
stat2-header =
stat2-data =
footnotes =Watsonville Municipal Airport Airport codes|WVI|KWVI|WVI is a public
airport located three miles (5 km) northwest of thecentral business district (CBD) of Watsonville, a city in Santa Cruz County,California , USA. [cite gnis|1654107|Watsonville Municipal Airport] The airport covers convert|330|acre|ha|0|lk=on and has tworunway s. The largest aircraft to ever land at Watsonville was P-143, aC-17 Globemaster III fromMarch ARB , CA.Facilities
The Watsonville airport's longest
runway is 02-20 and its dimensions are 4501' x 150'. The crosswind runway, 08-26, 3999' x 100', is used when winds favor it and when thefog is moving across the field from theMonterey Bay .The airport is uncontrolled, and the
CTAF is 122.8MHz , and theASOS can be received on 132.275 MHz or by calling 831-724-8794.Instrument Approaches
The airport has three approaches, making it a popular instrument training area.
* Localizer Runway 02 (needs overwater flight)
* VOR/GPS-A (from Salinas VOR)
* NDB/GPS-B (from PAJAR NDB located 1.1 nm SW of the field)Instrument pilots be advised Watsonville is occasionally surrounded by non-IFR traffic that (illegally) climbs/descends to low stratus layer. ATC usually calls them out, but they can not always see them. So frequent traffic calls to CTAF even when IMC prevails become important.
See also
*
List of airports of Santa Cruz County, California
*List of airports in the San Francisco Bay Area References
External links
* [http://www.watsonvilleairport.com/ Watsonville Municipal Airport] (official site)
* [http://www.santacruzpl.org/history/trans/watsair.shtml History of the Watsonville Municipal Airport]
* [http://www.watsonvilleflyin.org/ Watsonville Fly In and Airshow]
* [http://www.watsonvillepilots.org/ Watsonville Pilots Association]
* [http://www.eaa119.org/ Experimental Aircraft Association: Chapter 119]
* [http://www.montereybay99s.org/ Monterey Bay Ninety-Nines] - local chapter ofNinety Nines organization for women pilots
* [http://sq13.cawg.cap.gov/ CAP Senior Squadron 13] - localCivil Air Patrol squadron, search & rescue and aviation education
*FAA-airport|ID=WVI|use=PU|own=PU|site=02429.*A
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Cloverdale Municipal Airport — IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: O60 Summary … Wikipedia
Petaluma Municipal Airport — sign outside Petaluma Municipal Airport IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: O69 Summary … Wikipedia
Healdsburg Municipal Airport — IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: KHES Summary Airport type Public Operator City of Healdsburg L … Wikipedia
Rio Vista Municipal Airport — IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: O88 Summary Airport type Public Operator City of Rio Vista Loca … Wikipedia
Reid-Hillview Airport — Infobox Airport name = Reid Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County nativename = nativename a = nativename r = image width = caption = image2 width = caption2 = Reid Hillview Airport diagram IATA = RHV ICAO = KRHV FAA = RHV LID = type = Public… … Wikipedia
San Francisco International Airport — SFO redirects here. For other uses, see SFO (disambiguation). This article is about the airport. For the BART Station servicing the airport, see San Francisco International Airport (BART station). For the television series, see San Francisco… … Wikipedia
San Jose International Airport — For the airport in San José, Costa Rica, see Juan Santamaría International Airport. Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport IATA: SJC – ICAO: KSJC … Wikipedia
Marin County Airport — Gnoss Field IATA: none – ICAO: KDVO – FAA LID: DVO Summary Operator Marin County Location … Wikipedia
California State Route 1 — For other uses, see CA1 (disambiguation). State Route 1 Route information … Wikipedia
List of airports in the San Francisco Bay Area — The following airports are located in the area around the San Francisco Bay, including the major cities of San Jose, San Francisco, and Oakland, as well as surrounding communities. This list includes only public use and/or government owned… … Wikipedia
