James Clements Municipal Airport

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James Clements Municipal Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA: 3CM
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		Bay City
Location		Bay City, Michigan
Elevation AMSL		585 ft / 178 m
Coordinates		43°32′49″N, 083°53′44″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
5/23	2,599	792	Asphalt
18/36	3,798	1,158	Asphalt
9W/27W	3,500	1,067	Water
13W/31W	2,600	792	Water
18W/36W	3,500	1,067	Water
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations			11,490
Based aircraft			57
Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

James Clements Municipal Airport (FAA LID: 3CM) is a public airport located three miles (5 km) south of the central business district of Bay City, in Bay County, Michigan, United States. This airport is publicly owned by Bay City. ^[1]

The airport was dedicated in 1930 in commemoration of BayCity pilots who gave their lives for their country in military service. The Georgian Revival Administration Building became part of to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, and houses a collection of photographs of those pilots. It is home port for local chapters of the Civil Air Patrol and the Experimental Aircraft Association.^[2] Also centered there is the Valley Aero Club (which celebrates Fathers' Day with an annual fly-in breakfast in early June; and also hosts an air show in August.).^[3]

Wetlands on the airport's edges are home to the cream-colored Eastern Prairie Fringed Orchid, which is a threatened and rare wildflower.^[4]

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

James Clements Municipal Airport covers an area of 266 acres (108 ha) which contains two runways and three seaplane lanes: ^[1]

5/23: 2,599 x 75 ft. (792 x 23 m), Surface: Asphalt
18/36: 3,798 x 75 ft. (1,158 x 23 m), Surface: Asphalt
9W/27W: 3,500 x 500 ft. (1,067 x 152 m), Surface: Water
13W/31W: 2,600 x 400 ft. (792 x 122 m), Surface: Water
18W/36W: 3,500 x 500 ft. (1,067 x 152 m), Surface: Water

For 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 11,490 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 31 per day. There are 57 aircraft based at this airport: 88% single engine (50), 9% multi engine (5), 2% jet aircraft (1) and 2% helicopters (1). ^[1]