Worland Municipal Airport

Worland Municipal Airport
IATA: WRL – ICAO: KWRL – FAA LID: WRL
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Worland
Serves Worland, Wyoming
Elevation AMSL 4,252 ft / 1,296 m
Coordinates 43°57′46″N 107°57′02″W / 43.96278°N 107.95056°W / 43.96278; -107.95056Coordinates: 43°57′46″N 107°57′02″W / 43.96278°N 107.95056°W / 43.96278; -107.95056
Website cityofworland.org/...
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WRL

Location in Wyoming

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 7,001 2,134 Asphalt
10/28 2,501 762 Turf
4/22 2,241 683 Turf
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations 5,232
Based aircraft 16

Worland Municipal Airport (IATA: WRL, ICAO: KWRL, FAA LID: WRL) is in Washakie County, Wyoming, three miles south of Worland, which owns it.[1] It was built in 1953.[1] It sees one airline, subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.

Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 2,996 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[2] 2,650 in 2009 and 2,737 in 2010.[3] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a non-primary commercial service airport (between 2,500 and 10,000 enplanements per year).[4]

Facilities

The airport covers 690 acres (279 ha) at an elevation of 4,252 feet (1,296 m). It has three runways: 16/34 is 7,001 by 100 feet (2,134 x 30 m) asphalt, 10/28 is 2,501 by 60 feet (762 x 18 m) turf and 4/22 is 2,241 by 60 feet (683 x 18 m) turf.[1]

In 2011 the airport had 5,232 aircraft operations, average 14 per day: 67% general aviation, 21% air taxi, 12% airline, and <1% military. 16 aircraft were then based at the airport: 56% single-engine, 13% jet, and 31% helicopter.[1]

Airline and destinations

Scheduled passenger service:

AirlinesDestinations
Great Lakes Airlines Cheyenne


References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 FAA Airport Master Record for WRL (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective April 5, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009. External link in |work= (help)
  3. ↑ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011. External link in |work= (help)
  4. ↑ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. External link in |work= (help)

Other sources

  • Essential Air Service documents (Docket OST-1997-2981) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
    • Order 2000-5-14 (May 11, 2000): tentatively reselecting Great Lakes Aviation to provide essential air service at Laramie, Rock Springs and Worland, Wyoming, for the two-year period from May 1, 2000-April 30, 2002, at an annual subsidies of $297,633, for Laramie, $465,023, for Rock Springs, and $353,345 for Worland.
    • Order 2002-7-20 (July 11, 2002): extends the interim subsidy rates of Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. at each of the communities listed (Page, AZ; Alamosa, CO; Pueblo, CO; Ironwood, MI/Ashland, WI; McCook, NE; Laramie, WY; Rock Springs, WY; Worland, WY; Moab, UT; Vernal, UT).
    • Order 2004-7-16 (July 20, 2004): selects Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., to provide essential air service with 19-passenger B1900D aircraft at Laramie, Riverton, Rock Springs, and Worland, Wyoming, for two years for annual subsidy rates of $397,400, $394,046, $390,488, and $797,844, respectively.
    • Order 2006-9-9 (September 11, 2006): re-selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., operating as both a United Airlines and Frontier code-share partner, to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) at Laramie and Worland, Wyoming, at an annual subsidy rate of $487,516 for Laramie and $972,757 for Worland, for the two-year period of October 1, 2006, through September 30, 2008.
    • Order 2008-7-3 (July 1, 2008): re-selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., operating as both a United Airlines and Frontier Airlines code-share partner, to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) at Laramie and Worland, Wyoming, at an annual subsidy rate of $1,215,603 for Laramie and $1,735,814 for Worland, for the two-year period of October 1, 2008, through September 30, 2010.
    • Order 2010-8-10 (August 18, 2010): selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., operating as both a United Airlines and Frontier Airlines code share partner, to provide essential air service (EAS) at Laramie and Worland, for a combined annual subsidy of $2,951,908, for the two-year period from October 1, 2010 to September 30, 2012.

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