Wendover Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Wendover Airport
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ICAO = KENV
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type = Public
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operator = Port of West Wendover
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location = Wendover, Utah
elevation-f = 4,237
elevation-m = 1,291.4
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r1-number = 8/26
r1-length-f = 8,000
r1-length-m = 2,438
r1-surface = Asphalt
r2-number = 12/30
r2-length-f = 8,001
r2-length-m = 2,439
r2-surface = Asphalt
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Wendover Airport airport codes|ENV|KENV|ENV is a public airport located one mile (1.6 km) southeast of the central business district (CBD) of Wendover, a city in Tooele County, Utah, USA.

History

By 1965, the airfield was closed. The non-flying components were inactivated in 1969, and the entire facility declared surplus in 1976. The facility was turned over to the town of Wendover as a municipal airport, named Decker Field.

Beginning in 1980 the 4440th Tactical Fighter Training Group (Red Flag), Nellis AFB, Nevada, used Wendover for exercises, but they were discontinued after 1986.

Today this former Air Force Base is still used as a civil airport, yet for such a huge facility (the longest runway is 9,900' long) it is all but abandoned, as only 11 aircraft are still based on the field.

Still-extant facilities include three paved runways, numerous ramps, taxiways, dispersal pads, all of the original hangars (including the "Enola Gay" B-29 hangar), and 75 other WW2-era buildings.

Several flying scenes for the 1997 movie "Con Air" were filmed at Wendover, using a Fairchild C-123K Provider. A non-profit group, Historic Wendover Airfield, is attempting to restore the historic elements of the field.

The northeast/southwest runway is pretty much gone. It was used by USAF engineers training for runway demolition and repair. The east/west runway is new, put in only a couple of years ago in hopes of drawing commercial service.

Facilities

Wendover Airport covers convert|1960|acre|ha|0|lk=on and has two runways:
* Runway 8/26: 8,000 x 150 ft. (2,438 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
* Runway 12/30: 8,001 x 100 ft. (2,439 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt

Airlines and destinations

Currently, there is no scheduled airline service to Wendover. However, Xtra Airways offers charter flights to various cities across the United States from Wendover using Boeing 737-400 aircraft as part of a package deal to bring tourists to local casinos. On average, the airport will see one Xtra Airways flight per day.

References

* [http://www.wendoverairbase.com/ Historic Wendover Airfield]
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