Waunakee Airport
6P3 · Waunakee, WI · Non-towered · Print kneeboard
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Sun & FAA night2026-08-04 · night begins 08:48 PM
| Event | Local (CDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 05:19 AM | 10:19Z |
| Sunrise | 05:51 AM | 10:51Z |
| Sunset | 08:16 PM | 01:16Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 08:48 PM | 01:48Z |
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Runways
RWY 27LEFT traffic
- Heading
- 270° mag · 270° true
- Dimensions
- 2,223 × 30 ft
- TPA
- 2,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
- Surface
- Asphalt
- Displaced thr
- 253 ft
- CTAF
- 122.9
Enter the left downwind (heading 090°) on the 45° at 2,000 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).
More details — RWY 27
- Threshold elev
- 933 ft
- Markings
- basic
- Approach obstacle
- Trees, 50 ft, 553 ft from threshold, 75 ft L of centerline — 7:1 slope to clear · penetrates the 20:1 visual approach surface
- TDZ elevation
- 954 ft
Pattern side + displaced threshold: FAA NASR · TPA standard 1,000 ft AGL (not charted) · layout: FAA runway-end coordinates
| Runway | Length | Your margin |
|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,223 ft |
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Comms & NavAids
Communication frequencies
Taxi & takeoff
Source: FAA NASR (current 28-day cycle).
Nearby navigation aids
MSN 108.60 · DLL 117.00
| NavAid | Type | Freq · ch | Range | Radial / Dist magnetic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSN · Madison | VORTAC | 108.60 · 23X | Low | r290° / 5.3 NM |
| DLL · Dells | VORTAC | 117.00 · 117X | High | r146° / 26.2 NM |
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Charts & procedures
Airport info
Airport information
- FAA LID
- 6P3
- Coordinates
- 43.1787, -89.4513
- Elevation
- 954 ft MSL
- Magnetic variation
- 0E
- Sectional chart
- CHICAGO
- Airport use
- Public
- Control tower
- No
- ARTCC
- CHICAGO (ZAU)
- Flight service (FSS)
- GREEN BAY · 122.2 · 1-800-WX-BRIEF
- NOTAM facility
- GRB
- Attendance
- UNATNDD
- Segmented circle
- No
- Wind indicator
- lighted
- Activated
- 1949/09
- Distance from city
- 1 S
Night operations
- Airport lighting
- SEE RMK
- Pilot-controlled lighting
- ACTVT LIRL RWY 09/27 - CTAF. on 122.9 — Chart Supplement ↗
FAA night windows (civil twilight, loggable night §1.1, currency §61.57) are under Sun & FAA night in the Weather section.
Services fuel · repairs · oxygen · attendance
- Fuel available
- 100LL
- Bottled oxygen
- NONE
- Bulk oxygen
- NONE
- Airframe service
- NONE
- Powerplant service
- NONE
- Parking
- tiedowns
Ownership & management 2 contacts
Remarks FAA · 8 notes
General
- FOR CD CTC MADISON APP/DEP CON AT 608-249-8240. WHEN MADISON APCH CLSD, FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.
Runways
- NSTD DSPLCD THR MKGS.
Lighting
- ACTVT LIRL RWY 09/27 - CTAF.
- NSTD LIRL 165 FT FM E END; 155 FT FM W END; 1910 FT OF RY IS LGTD. RY LGTS APROXLY 60 FT FM PAVEMENT EDGE.
Obstructions
- 3 FT UTILITY BOX 40 FT FM RWY END, 70 R; 3 FT UTILITY BOX 30 FT FM RWY END, 70 L.
- ROAD 50 FT FM RWY END; 9 FT SIGN 90 FT FM RWY END, 100 FT L.
- APCH RATIO 16:1 TO DSPLCD THR. 50 FT TREE 806 FT FM DSPCLD THR, 75 FT L.
Contact
- EMAIL ADDRESS: FLY@WAUNAKEEAIRPORT.COM
Nearby airports
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About 6P3
Waunakee Airport (6P3) is an airport in Waunakee, WI, at 954 ft MSL. It has 1 runway, the longest 2,223 ft, with no control tower (pilot-controlled). This page shows live METAR/TAF weather, runway crosswinds, frequencies, navaids, and FAA charts for 6P3, refreshed from the Aviation Weather Center and FAA NASR.
Does 6P3 have a control tower?
No. Waunakee Airport is a non-towered (pilot-controlled) airport; use the published CTAF/UNICOM in the Comms & NavAids section.
What is the longest runway at 6P3?
Waunakee Airport has 1 runway; the longest is 2,223 ft. See the Runways section for headings, surface, and lighting.
Where is 6P3?
Waunakee Airport is in Waunakee, WI, at an elevation of 954 ft MSL. Coordinates: 43.1787, -89.4513.
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