Facilities and Aircraft
Outagamie County Regional Airport covers an area of 1,638 acres (6.63 km2) at an elevation of 918 feet (280 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways with concrete surfaces: 3/21 is 8,002 feet (2,439 m) by 150 feet (46 m) and 12/30 is 6,501 feet (1,982 m) by 150 feet (46 m). The airport added a new ground level eight-gate concourse in 2000 and renovated the existing passenger terminal, which was designed by architect Paul W. Powers. The architectural theme was representative of the river flowing through the historic paper manufacturing region.
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2007, the airport had 49,710 aircraft operations, an average of 136 per day: 55% general aviation, 34% air taxi, 11% scheduled commercial and <1% military. At that time there were 69 aircraft based at this airport: 75% single-engine, 19% multi-engine and 6% jet.
The current terminal was constructed in 1974, with expansions in 1983, 1990, and 1998. The terminal underwent its most extensive renovaton and expansion to date in 2001. Enhancements within this new 30,000-square-foot (2,800 m2) gate area included more spacious seating areas with natural lighting, ambient in floor heating, new passenger paging system, and five aircraft boarding bridges. It cost $10.7 million and was designed by Mead & Hunt, Inc.
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