# Watervliet Municipal Airport (40C)

**Watervliet Municipal Airport** (FAA: 40C) is a small airport in Watervliet, Michigan, United States. It opened in Dec 1950. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,600 ft (793 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/40c

## At a glance

- FAA: 40C
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Watervliet, Michigan, United States
- Opened: Dec 1950
- Elevation: 656 ft / 200 m
- Coordinates: 42.2000, -86.2500
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,600 ft / 793 m
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/Detroit
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watervliet_Municipal_Airport (2 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35317591
- Weather station: KBEH
- Ident: 40C

## Timeline

- Dec 1950: Watervliet Municipal Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02/20 | 2,600 ft / 793 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Grass | 014° / 194° | yes |
| 07/25 | 1,540 ft / 469 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Grass | 074° / 254° |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,600 ft / 793 m | =19,572 of 29,858 | =8,307 in North America | =7,090 in US |
| Elevation | 656 ft / 200 m | =24,245 of 43,403 | =11,639 in North America | =9,679 in US |
| Age | Opened 1950 | =3,626 of 15,079 | =2,491 in North America | =2,432 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [BEH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbeh.md) Southwest Michigan Regional Airport · 10 mi / 17 km
- [KLWA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klwa.md) South Haven Area Regional Airport · 10 mi / 17 km
- [C91](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kc91.md) Dowagiac Municipal Airport · 16 mi / 25 km
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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/40c/data