Waseca Municipal Airport is a public
airport located two miles (3 km) west of the
central business district
A central business district (CBD) is the commercial and business centre of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides with the "city ...
of
Waseca, in
Waseca County,
Minnesota,
United States. It is owned by the City of Waseca.
Waseca's first airport was located south of the city and was built in the 1930s. This airport was sold to a private owner and eventually closed. The current airport is two miles west of the city and opened in 1969 with a turf runway and an aircraft parking apron. The Arrivals and Departures building was opened in 1972. The runway was paved and lighted in 1975.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter
location identifier for the
FAA and
IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA ) is a trade association of the world's airlines founded in 1945. IATA has been described as a cartel since, in addition to setting technical standards for airlines, IATA also organized tariff ...
, Waseca Municipal Airport is assigned ACQ by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.
Great Circle Mapper: KACQ - Waseca, Minnesota (Waseca Municipal Airport)
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Facilities and aircraft
Waseca Municipal Airport covers an area of which contains one asphalt paved runway (15/33) measuring 3,399 x 75 ft (1,036 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2017, the airport had 17,190 aircraft operations, an average of 47 per day, 100% of which were general aviation.
See also
* List of airports in Minnesota
References
External links
Airports in Minnesota
Buildings and structures in Waseca County, Minnesota
Transportation in Waseca County, Minnesota
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