Platteville Municipal Airport (ICAO: KPVB, FAA LID: PVB) is a city owned public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southeast of the central business district of Platteville, a city in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2025–2029, in which it is categorized as a local general aviation facility.[2]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Platteville | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Platteville, Wisconsin | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | CST (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,025 ft / 312 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°41′22″N 090°26′40″W / 42.68944°N 90.44444°W | ||||||||||||||
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Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned PVB by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[3]
Facilities and aircraft
editPlatteville Municipal Airport covers an area of 533 acres (216 ha) at an elevation of 1,025 feet (312 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 15/33 is 4,000 by 75 feet (1,219 x 23 m); 7/25 is 3,600 by 75 feet (1,097 x 23 m).[1]
A non-directional beacon was located at the facility, 203 kHz, ident PVB. It was decommissioned in 2011.
The fixed-base operator is A&A Aviation.
For the 12-month period ending May 22, 2024, the airport had 20,550 aircraft operations, an average of 56 per day: 97% general aviation, 3% air taxi and less than 1% military.
In July 2024, there were 19 aircraft based at this airport: 17 single-engine and 2 multi-engine.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for PVB PDF, effective July 11, 2024.
- ^ "NPIAS Report 2025-2029 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 28, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- ^ Great Circle Mapper: KPVB - Platteville Municipal Airport - Platteville, Wisconsin
External links
edit- Platteville Municipal Airport at Wisconsin DOT Airport Directory
- FAA Terminal Procedures for PVB, effective October 31, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for PVB
- AirNav airport information for KPVB
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures