Langlade County Airport
Encyclopedia
Langlade County Airport is a county-owned public-use airport
located two nautical mile
s (4 km) northeast of the central business district
of Antigo
, a city in Langlade County
, Wisconsin
, United States
.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier
for the FAA
and IATA
, this airport is assigned AIG by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA (which assigned AIG to Yalinga
in the Central African Republic
).
of 1,521 feet (464 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt
paved runway
s: 16/34 is 4,001 by 75 feet (1,220 x 23 m); 8/26 is 3,400 by 75 feet (1,036 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending September 27, 2005, the airport had 8,250 aircraft operations, an average of 22 per day: 97% general aviation
, 2% air taxi
and 1% military
.
ANTIGO (AIG) Non-directional beacon
, 347 kHz, is located at the field.
Antigo Air LLC is the Fixed base operator
.
In March 2008, the Governor of Wisconsin approved plans to construct a new T-hangar
for nearly $400,000 with the Federal Aviation Administration
providing the bulk of the funding.
as a contract glider training airfield. Known as Antigo Airport. Anderson Air Activities provided preliminary glider training. The school was one of 18 private operator contract schools that ran for 90 days beginning approximately July 6, 1942. There were but a few two place soaring gliders available for training. The Army delivered a few single engine, L type aircraft to be used. The primary training in these aircraft involved so called "dead-stick" landings. The student and instructor flew to various prescribed altitudes up to 5000 feet (1,524 m) and the engine was shut off. The student then landed the plane as a glider.
By September 1942 the Southeast Air Forces Training Command has been instructed to shut down the school as the shortage of gliders and single engine aircraft did not allow the school to train and produce the number of students required by the USAAF. Antigo was closed, the Army flew the planes out and the land was returned to the local farmers.
Airport
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located two nautical mile
Nautical mile
The nautical mile is a unit of length that is about one minute of arc of latitude along any meridian, but is approximately one minute of arc of longitude only at the equator...
s (4 km) northeast of the central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
of Antigo
Antigo, Wisconsin
Antigo is a city in and the county seat of Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 8,560 at the 2000 census. Antigo is the center of a farming and lumbering district, and its manufactures consist principally of lumber, chairs, furniture, sashes, doors and blinds, hubs and...
, a city in Langlade County
Langlade County, Wisconsin
Langlade County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 20,740. Its county seat is Antigo.-Geography:According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and is water...
, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier
Location identifier
A location identifier is a symbolic representation for the name and the location of an airport, navigation aid, or weather station, and is used for manned air traffic control facilities in air traffic control, telecommunications, computer programming, weather reports, and related services.-ICAO...
for the FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
The Federal Aviation Administration is the national aviation authority of the United States. An agency of the United States Department of Transportation, it has authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S...
and IATA
International Air Transport Association
The International Air Transport Association is an international industry trade group of airlines headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where the International Civil Aviation Organization is also headquartered. The executive offices are at the Geneva Airport in SwitzerlandIATA's mission is to...
, this airport is assigned AIG by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA (which assigned AIG to Yalinga
Yalinga
Yalinga is a town and sub-prefecture in the Haute-Kotto Prefecture of the central-eastern Central African Republic.-External links:*...
in the Central African Republic
Central African Republic
The Central African Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It borders Chad in the north, Sudan in the north east, South Sudan in the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo in the south, and Cameroon in the west. The CAR covers a land area of about ,...
).
Facilities and aircraft
Langlade County Airport covers an area of 440 acres (178.1 ha) at an elevationElevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 1,521 feet (464 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt
Asphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
paved runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
s: 16/34 is 4,001 by 75 feet (1,220 x 23 m); 8/26 is 3,400 by 75 feet (1,036 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending September 27, 2005, the airport had 8,250 aircraft operations, an average of 22 per day: 97% general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
, 2% air taxi
Air taxi
An air taxi is an air charter passenger or cargo aircraft which operates on an on-demand basis.-Regulation:In the United States, air taxi and air charter operations are governed by Part 135 of the Federal Aviation Regulations , unlike the larger scheduled air carriers which are governed by more...
and 1% military
Military aviation
Military aviation is the use of aircraft and other flying machines for the purposes of conducting or enabling warfare, including national airlift capacity to provide logistical supply to forces stationed in a theater or along a front. Air power includes the national means of conducting such...
.
ANTIGO (AIG) Non-directional beacon
Non-directional beacon
A non-directional beacon is a radio transmitter at a known location, used as an aviation or marine navigational aid. As the name implies, the signal transmitted does not include inherent directional information, in contrast to other navigational aids such as low frequency radio range, VHF...
, 347 kHz, is located at the field.
Antigo Air LLC is the Fixed base operator
Fixed base operator
A Fixed-base operator or commonly abbreviated FBO is a term developed in the United States after the passage of the Air Commerce Act of 1926...
.
In March 2008, the Governor of Wisconsin approved plans to construct a new T-hangar
Tee Hangar
A Tee hangar is a type of enclosed structure designed to hold aircraft in protective storage. Typically constructed of metal, they are primarily used for private aircraft at general aviation airports because they are more economical than rectangular hangars...
for nearly $400,000 with the Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Aviation Administration
The Federal Aviation Administration is the national aviation authority of the United States. An agency of the United States Department of Transportation, it has authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S...
providing the bulk of the funding.
Incidents
- 2 people were killed December 9, 1993 when their Piper PA-32R-300 crashed while attempting to land during IFR weather conditions.
History
The facility was used by the United States Army Air ForcesUnited States Army Air Forces
The United States Army Air Forces was the military aviation arm of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II, and the direct predecessor of the United States Air Force....
as a contract glider training airfield. Known as Antigo Airport. Anderson Air Activities provided preliminary glider training. The school was one of 18 private operator contract schools that ran for 90 days beginning approximately July 6, 1942. There were but a few two place soaring gliders available for training. The Army delivered a few single engine, L type aircraft to be used. The primary training in these aircraft involved so called "dead-stick" landings. The student and instructor flew to various prescribed altitudes up to 5000 feet (1,524 m) and the engine was shut off. The student then landed the plane as a glider.
By September 1942 the Southeast Air Forces Training Command has been instructed to shut down the school as the shortage of gliders and single engine aircraft did not allow the school to train and produce the number of students required by the USAAF. Antigo was closed, the Army flew the planes out and the land was returned to the local farmers.
See also
- List of airports in Wisconsin
- Wisconsin World War II Army AirfieldsWisconsin World War II Army AirfieldsDuring World War II, the United States Army Air Force established numerous airfields in Wisconsin for training pilots and aircrews of USAAF fighters and bombers....
External links
- Airport page at Langlade County website
- Langlade County Airport at Wisconsin DOT Airport Directory
- The WW II Glider Pilots