Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport

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Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport (OSC)
IATA: OSC - ICAO: KOSC
Summary
Airport type public
Serves Oscoda, Michigan
Elevation AMSL 634 ft (193 m)
Coordinates 44°27′05.6″N, 83°23′38.6″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6/24 11,800 3,597 Paved

Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport (IATA: OSCICAO: KOSC) is a large civil aviation airport located in Iosco County, Michigan near the unincorporated community of Oscoda. It was built out of a portion of the decommissioned Wurtsmith Air Force Base which housed nuclear armed B-52 Stratofortress bombers during the Cold War as well as several air refueling squadrons. It is primarily a cargo and light general aviation airport with no scheduled passenger services. Kalitta Air has a large operation at the airport.

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