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Big Foot Airfield

Coordinates: 42°31′39″N 088°39′05″W / 42.52750°N 88.65139°W / 42.52750; -88.65139
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Big Foot Airfield
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesWalworth, Wisconsin
Time zoneCST (UTC−06:00)
 • Summer (DST)CDT (UTC−05:00)
Elevation AMSL948 ft / 289 m
Coordinates42°31′39″N 088°39′05″W / 42.52750°N 88.65139°W / 42.52750; -88.65139
Map
7V3 is located in Wisconsin
7V3
7V3
Location of airport in Wisconsin
7V3 is located in the United States
7V3
7V3
7V3 (the United States)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 2,114 644 Turf
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2024)4,000
Based aircraft (2024)12
several planes parked on a grassy field as a man walks by
Planes at the 2011 Big Foot Airfield Fly-In

Big Foot Airfield, (FAA LID: 7V3) is a privately owned public use airport located 3 miles (4.8 km) west of the central business district of Walworth, a village in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

Although most airports in the United States use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and International Air Transport Association (IATA), this airport is assigned 7V3 by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[2]

The airport does not have scheduled airline service, the closest airport with scheduled airline service is Chicago Rockford International Airport, about 32 miles (51 km) to the southwest.

Facilities and aircraft

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Big Foot Airfield covers an area of 12 acres (4.9 ha) at an elevation of 948 feet (289 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway: 18/36 is 2,114 by 100 feet (644 x 30 m) with a turf surface.[1]

For the 12-month period ending May 15, 2024, the airport had 4,000 aircraft operations, an average of 77 per week; all general aviation. In July 2024, there were 12 aircraft based at this airport: all 12 single-engine.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for 7V3 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective July 11, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Big Foot Airfield". airnav.com. AirNav. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
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