WINONA, Minn. — A pilot was killed when his light airplane crashed at dusk at the Winona airport. Details initially were sketchy. It was understood that the victim was a male in his 70s or 80s. He was alone in the plane. First-responders were unable to revive him. The crash occurred about 8 p.m.
Max Conrad Field. Sandwiched between Prairie Island to the north and Winona suburb of Goodview on the south. Area pocked with abandoned gravel pits.
Single runway. Asphalt runway is 5,100 feet. Has medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights.
Airfield profile
Opened in 1942 on former Mississippi River backwaters. Used for military training during World War II. Bears the name of record-setting early Winona aviator. Formally known as Winona Municipal Airport or “ONA” in airtalk. No schedule airline sevice since 1970. Home now to 30 hangared aircraft — 26 single-engine, 2 multi-engine, one jet and one glider. About 30 operations a day.
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