Sparta/Fort McCoy Airport is a public and military use

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located in

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, United States, three

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s (6 km) northeast of

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. The airport is used heavily by the U.S. Army, accounting for 75% of traffic operations, primarily transient military aircraft supporting operations at nearby Fort McCoy, which is a major training facility. It is included in the

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(FAA)

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for 2021–2025, in which it is

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as a local

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facility.

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Sparta/Fort McCoy Airport covers an area of 640

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s (259 ha) at an

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of 839 feet (256 m) above

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. It has two

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s with

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surfaces: the primary runway 11/29 is 4,697 by 100 feet (1,432 x 30 m) and the crosswind runway 1/19 is 3,032 by 95 feet (924 x 29 m). The airport also has two asphalt helipads, on Runway 11/29 and taxiway Charlie, both measuring 100 by 100 feet (30 x 30 m), respectively. For the 12-month period ending June 22, 2022, the airport had 6,000 aircraft operations, an average of 16 per day: 50%

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and 50%

. In May 2024, there were 23 aircraft based at this airport: 22 single-engine and 1 helicopter.

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