Newton City/County Airport

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Newton City/County Airport
IATA: EWK – ICAO: KEWK – FAA: EWK
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		City of Newton & Harvey County
Serves		Newton, Kansas
Elevation AMSL		1,533 ft / 467 m
Coordinates		38°03′30″N 097°16′28″W / 38.05833, -97.27444
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
17/35	7,003	2,135	Asphalt
8/26	3,501	1,067	Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations			65,044
Based aircraft			111
Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

Newton City/County Airport (IATA: EWK, ICAO: KEWK, FAA LID: EWK) is a public airport located three miles (5 km) east of the central business district of Newton, a city in Harvey County, Kansas, United States. It is owned by the City of Newton and Harvey County.^[1]

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

The airport covers 635 acres (257 ha) and has two asphalt paved runways. The larger 17/35 north-south runway measures 7,003 x 100 ft. (2,135 x 30 m) and the alternate 8/26 east-west runway measures 3,501 x 60 ft. (1,067 x 18 m).^[1]

The Hesston College Aviation Program operates out of Hangar K.

For the 12-month period ending July 24, 2007, the airport had 65,044 aircraft operations, an average of 178 per day: 99% general aviation, 1% air taxi and <1% military. At that time there were 111 aircraft based at this airport: 78% single-engine, 13% multi-engine, 7% jet, 1% helicopter and 1% ultralight.^[1]