Grand Geneva Resort Airport

Grand Geneva Resort Airport, (IATA: XES, FAA LID: C02) is a privately owned public use airport located 2 miles (3 km) northeast of the central business district of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, a city in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

Grand Geneva Resort Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGrand Geneva Resort
ServesLake Geneva, Wisconsin
Time zoneCST (UTC−06:00)
 • Summer (DST)CDT (UTC−05:00)
Elevation AMSL835 ft / 255 m
Coordinates42°36′53″N 088°23′24″W / 42.61472°N 88.39000°W / 42.61472; -88.39000
Map
C02 is located in Wisconsin
C02
C02
Location of airport in Wisconsin
C02 is located in the United States
C02
C02
C02 (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
5/23 4,100 1,250 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2021)150
Based aircraft (2024)4

This airport is assigned C02 by the FAA and XES by the IATA but has no designation from the International Civil Aviation Organization.[2]

History edit

Grand Geneva Resort was built as the Lake Geneva Playboy Club Hotel in 1968,[3] and the airport was marked on the FAA Sectional Aeronautical Chart as Playboy.[4] Commuter air service was available directly from Chicago O'Hare Airport. [3]

Facilities and aircraft edit

Grand Geneva Resort Airport covers an area of 20 acres (8 ha) at an elevation of 835 feet (255 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway: 5/23 is 4,100 by 75 feet (1,250 x 23 m) with an asphalt surface, it has an approved GPS approach.[1][5]

For the 12-month period ending May 5, 2021, the airport had 150 aircraft operations: 67% general aviation and 33% air taxi. In April 2024, there were 4 aircraft based at this airport: 1 single-engine, 1 multi-engine, 1 helicopter and 1 glider.[1]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for C02 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 18, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "C02 - Grand Geneva Resort Airport". airnav.com. AirNav. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Grand Geneva Resort History". grandgeneva.com. Grand Geneva Resort. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  4. ^ "May 1970 Milwaukee Sectional Aeronautical Chart - Library of Congress". loc.gov. National Aeronautical Charting Office. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  5. ^ "Grand Geneva Airport". Retrieved September 15, 2016.

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