# Hughes Airport (WS96)

**Hughes Airport** (FAA: WS96) is a small airport in Monroe, Wisconsin, United States. It opened in May 1999. It has one runway, 1,600 ft (488 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ws96

## At a glance

- FAA: WS96
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Monroe, Wisconsin, United States
- Opened: May 1999
- Elevation: 1,010 ft / 308 m
- Coordinates: 42.6208, -89.7673
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,600 ft / 488 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49746950
- Weather station: KEFT
- Ident: WS96

## Timeline

- May 1999: Hughes Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 1,600 ft / 488 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,600 ft / 488 m | =27,382 of 29,858 | =13,715 in North America | =12,194 in US |
| Elevation | 1,010 ft / 308 m | =17,466 of 43,403 | =7,769 in North America | =6,209 in US |
| Age | Opened 1999 | =11,027 of 15,079 | =8,642 in North America | =8,524 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

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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/ws96/data