Waunakee Airport
6P3 · Waunakee, Wisconsin · Dane County · map
Waunakee Airport is a public-use airport owned by Waunakee Airpark LLC, 1 mile south of Waunakee, Wisconsin, 954 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 09/27, is 2,223 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
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What is the airport code for Waunakee Airport?
Its FAA code is 6P3.
Where is Waunakee Airport?
It is 1 mile south of Waunakee, Wisconsin, 954 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Waunakee Airport?
Its one runway, 09/27, is 2,223 feet long, asphalt.
Does Waunakee Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Waunakee Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Are there flight schools at Waunakee Airport?
8 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Morey Airplane CO INC and Capitol City Flyers INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Waunakee Airport?
2 pilot examiners and 8 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Waunakee Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 6P3
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Waunakee Airpark LLC
- Elevation
- 954 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 0E
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1949
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,223 × 30 ft | Asphalt, fair | Non-standard lights |
- Runway 27: threshold displaced 253 ft, trees 50 ft high 553 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | · Activate low-intensity runway lights runway 09/27 - the common traffic frequency. |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Middleton Muni/Morey Field (5 nm southwest), Dane County Rgnl/Truax Field (6 nm southeast), Baraboo/Wisconsin Dells Regional (25 nm northwest), Fort Atkinson Municipal (31 nm southeast).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Wisconsin · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- E111 - not in compliance with far 157.
- Activate low-intensity runway lights runway 09/27 - the common traffic frequency.
- Non-standard low-intensity runway lights 165 feet from east end; 155 feet from west end; 1910 feet of runway is lighted. Runway lights aproxly 60 feet from pavement edge.
- 3 feet utility box 40 feet from runway end, 70 R; 3 feet utility box 30 feet from runway end, 70 L.
- Road 50 feet from runway end; 9 feet sign 90 feet from runway end, 100 feet L.
- Non-standard displaced threshold markings.
- Approach ratio 16:1 to displaced threshold. 50 feet tree 806 feet from dspcld threshold, 75 feet L.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Waunakee from the FAA register
30 aircraft are registered to owners in Waunakee, Wisconsin: 29 piston singles, 1 turboprop. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Wisconsin.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Morey Airplane CO INC 8 aircraft · Middleton, 6 miles away Morey Airplane Company is a full-service FBO and flight school based at Middleton Municipal Airport in Wisconsin.
- Capitol City Flyers INC 3 aircraft · Madison, 6 miles away Capitol City Flyers is an equity flying club based in Madison, Wisconsin, operating out of Dane County Regional Airport (KMSN).
- Mendota Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Middleton, 6 miles away
- Soggy Dollar Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Middleton, 6 miles away
- Wisco Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Middleton, 6 miles away
- Uw Flying Club INC 2 aircraft · Sun Prairie, 11 miles away UW Flying Club is a non-profit flying club based at Dane County Regional Airport in Madison, Wisconsin.
- Rio Aero Club 1 aircraft · Sun Prairie, 11 miles away Rio Aero Club is a flying club based at 94C Airport in Rio, Wisconsin.
- Badgerland Aero Club INC 2 aircraft · Fitchburg, 13 miles away
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
2 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot; 2 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 8 aviation medical examiners, 4 engineering representatives, 1 training center examiner.
- James Notstad private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Madison, WI (6 nm) · (608) 221-8116 · [email protected]
- Christopher Timothy Anderson private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, helicopters · Janesville, WI (38 nm) · (608) 290-4700 · [email protected]
All 15 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Waunakee 30 aircraft · 29 piston singles, 1 turboprops
- Morey Airplane CO INC 8 aircraft · flight school
- Capitol City Flyers INC 3 aircraft · flight school
- Mendota Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Wisconsin 1,619 since 1982 · 225 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Wisconsin 123 landing places
- Wisconsin 6,164 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/6P3.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 28, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.