Cumberland Municipal Airport is a city owned public use

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located three nautical miles (6 km) southeast of the

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, a city in

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(FAA)

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for 2021–2025, in which it is categorized as a local

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facility. Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter

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for the

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and

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, this airport is assigned UBE by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.Great Circle Mapper: KUBE - Cumberland, Wisconsin
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Facilities and aircraft

Cumberland Municipal Airport covers an area of at an

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of 1,243 feet (379 m) above

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. It has two

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s: 9/27 is 4,043 by 75 feet (1,232 x 23 m) with an

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pavement and 18/36 is 1,996 by 120 feet (608 x 37 m) with a

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surface. For the 12-month period ending July 23, 2020, the airport had 10,900

aircraft operations, an average of 30 per day. In January 2023, there were 18 aircraft based at this airport: all 18 single-engine.

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Facilities and aircraft

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