Paul Windle Municipal Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Closed, no longer in use | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Greensburg | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Greensburg, Kansas | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,230 ft / 680 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°36′16″N 099°16′23″W / 37.60444°N 99.27306°W | ||||||||||||||
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Paul Windle Municipal Airport (FAA LID: 8K7) is a closed and no longer used airport located east of the central business district of Greensburg, a city in Kiowa County, Kansas, United States.[1] The airport was owned by the City of Greensburg[1] and named in honor of Captain Paul R. "Windy" Windle (1934-1965) who learned to fly at this airport and was killed in action during the Vietnam War.[3]
Facilities and aircraft
Paul Windle Municipal Airport covered an area of 71 acres (29 ha) at an elevation of 2,230 feet (680 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways, both now closed, with turf surfaces: 2/20 was 2,600 by 130 feet (792 x 40 m) and 17/35 was 2,400 by 290 feet (732 x 88 m).
References
- 1 2 3 FAA Airport Form 5010 for 8K7 PDF, effective 2009-05-07.
- ↑ Paul Windle Municipal Airport at WikiMapia
- ↑ Remembrance Past: Capt. Paul R. "Windy" Windle
External links
- "Wendle Municipal Airport" (PDF). at Kansas DOT Airport Directory (note incorrect spelling)
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for 8K7
- AirNav airport information for 8K7
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 8K7
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