Bed-ah-Wick Field

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Buzzy Field Airport
Summary
Airport typePrivate
Elevation AMSL895 ft / 273 m
Coordinates42°44.477833′N 089°13.478833′W / 42.741297217°N 89.224647217°W / 42.741297217; -89.224647217Coordinates: 42°44.477833′N 089°13.478833′W / 42.741297217°N 89.224647217°W / 42.741297217; -89.224647217
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1WI3 is located in Wisconsin
1WI3
1WI3
Location of airport in Wisconsin, United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
9/27 2,250 686 Turf
Statistics
Aircraft operations2 / year
Based aircraft4
Stats for[1]

Buzzy Field (FAA LID: 1WI3) is a very small private gravel/turf airport in Evansville, Wisconsin, which single-engine propeller aircraft can utilize for landing.[2] There is no control tower or radio. Pilots must either visually guide their plane in for a landing or use the nearest radio near the airport for navigational aids. The airport is for private use and is privately owned. Permission is required prior to landing. The airfield was established in May 1958.

Facilities[]

  • Runway 9/27 2,250 x 80 ft. (686 x 24 m) turf with low intensity runway edge lighting
  • Former east / west runway currently used as a taxiway

Accidents and incidents[]

  • A home-built Kraetzner Sky-Buggy crashed in a marsh north of the field following takeoff on August 20, 1995.[3]
  • A Piper PA-28-140 was substantially damaged when it crash landed in a marsh north of the field on September 8, 1994. There was one minor injury.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.gcr1.com/5010Web/airport.cfm?Site=1WI3
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2009-05-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001207X04217&key=1
  4. ^ https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001206X02202&key=1

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