AirportsChippewa Valley Regional Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Eau Claire, in Wisconsin, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is EAU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- EAU
- ICAO code
- KEAU
- City
- Eau Claire
- State or region
- Wisconsin
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 44.8658° N, 91.4843° W
- Elevation
- 278 m (913 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,469 m (8,101 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, EAU means Chippewa Valley Regional Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KEAU. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 44.8658° N, 91.4843° W. It stands 278 metres (913 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Rochester, about 122 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Chicago, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Chippewa Valley Regional Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,469 metres (8,101 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 231.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 2,469 m 8,101 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 14/32 | 1,524 m 5,000 ft | 30 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| La Crosse Regional AirportLa Crosse | LSE | 111 km |
| Rochester International AirportRochester | RST | 134 km |
| Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain FieldMinneapolis | MSP | 137 km |
| Central Wisconsin AirportMosinee | CWA | 143 km |
| Rhinelander Oneida County AirportRhinelander | RHI | 179 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,769 km | 14 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,729 km | 15 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,524 km | 14 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,343 km | 8 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,516 km | 2 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,596 km | 3 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,653 km | 18 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,693 km | 12 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,633 km | 18 h 10 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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