Bloyer Field | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | City of Tomah | ||||||||||
| Serves | Tomah, Wisconsin | ||||||||||
| Time zone | CST (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 966 ft / 294 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°58′34″N90°28′50″W / 43.97611°N 90.48056°W /43.97611; -90.48056 | ||||||||||
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| Source:Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||
Bloyer Field (FAALID:Y72) is a city owned public useairport located one nautical mile (2 km) east of thecentral business district ofTomah, a city inMonroe County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] It providesgeneral aviation services.
First known asTomah Army Airfield Technical School, it was activated on November 30, 1942 to conduct technical training for theUnited States Army Air Forces. 1000 Technical School Squadron (Special) provided technical training including radio interception techniques, radio maintenance and operations to personnel. It functioned as a sub-base of Radio school atTruax Army Airfield at Madison, itself part ofCentral (later Eastern) Technical Training Command. The school was inactivated on April 1, 1944. The facility was transferred to Air Technical Service Command on April 30, 1944. It was transferred as inactive to the US Army Corps of Engineers on April 1, 1946 for disposition.
The airfield was turned over to civil control though theWar Assets Administration (WAA).
Bloyer Field covers an area of 160acres (65ha) at anelevation of 966 feet (294 m) abovemean sea level. It has onerunway designated 7/25 with anasphalt surface measuring 3,900 by 75 feet (1,189 x 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending June 22, 2022, the airport had 3,575 aircraft operations, an average of 10 per day: 98%general aviation, 1%military and less than 1% air taxi.
In July 2024, there were 7 aircraft based at this airport: 5 single-engine, 1 multi-engine and 1ultralight.[1]
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