Wendover Airport
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- For operations before 1965, see Wendover Air Force Base
| Wendover Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: ENV - ICAO: KENV - FAA: ENV | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Port of West Wendover | ||
| Serves | Wendover, Utah | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,237 ft (1,291.4 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 8/26 | 8,000 | 2,438 | Asphalt |
| 12/30 | 8,001 | 2,439 | Asphalt |
Wendover Airport (IATA: ENV, ICAO: KENV, FAA LID: ENV) is a public airport located one mile (1.6 km) southeast of the central business district (CBD) of Wendover, a city in Tooele County, Utah, USA.
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[edit] History
By 1965, the airfield was closed. The non-flying components were inactivated in 1969, and the entire facility declared surplus in 1976. The facility was turned over to the town of Wendover as a municipal airport, named Decker Field.
Beginning in 1980 the 4440th Tactical Fighter Training Group (Red Flag), Nellis AFB, Nevada, used Wendover for exercises, but they were discontinued after 1986.
Today this former Air Force Base is still used as a civil airport, yet for such a huge facility (the longest runway is 9,900' long). It is all but abandoned, as only 11 aircraft are still based on the field.
Still-extant facilities include three paved runways, numerous ramps, taxiways, dispersal pads, all of the original hangars (including the "Enola Gay" B-29 hangar), and 75 other WW2-era buildings.
Several flying scenes for the 1997 movie "Con Air" were filmed at Wendover, using a Fairchild C-123K Provider. A non-profit group, Historic Wendover Airfield, is attempting to restore the historic elements of the field.
The northeast/southwest runway is pretty much gone. It was used by USAF engineers training for runway demolition and repair. The east/west runway is new, put in only a couple of years ago in hopes of drawing commercial service.
[edit] Facilities
Wendover Airport covers 1,960 acres and has two runways:
- Runway 8/26: 8,000 x 150 ft. (2,438 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
- Runway 12/30: 8,001 x 100 ft. (2,439 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt
[edit] Airlines and destinations
Currently no major airlines offer regular service to Wendover, however Xtra Airways does fly charters to the local casinos in West Wendover, Nevada.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KENV
- ASN Accident history for KENV
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KENV
