| Frankfort Dow Memorial Field | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: none – ICAO: KFKS – FAA LID: FKS | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Frankfort City-County Airport Authority | ||
| Serves | Frankfort, Michigan | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 633 ft / 193 m | ||
| Website | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 15/33 | 4,050 | 1,234 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2007) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 4,000 | ||
| Based aircraft | 23 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Frankfort Dow Memorial Field (ICAO: KFKS, FAA LID: FKS, formerly 3D4) is a public use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) southeast of the central business district of Frankfort, a city in Benzie County, Michigan, United States. It is owned by the Frankfort City-County Airport Authority.[1] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it is categorized as a general aviation airport.[2]
Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned FKS by the FAA and no designation from the IATA[3] (which assigned FKS to Fukushima Airport in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan[4]).
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Frankfort Dow Memorial Field covers an area of 168 acres (68 ha) at an elevation of 633 feet (193 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 15/33 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,050 by 75 feet (1,234 x 23 m).[1] The airport is staffed from 8AM until 5PM.
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2007, the airport had 4,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 10 per day. At that time there were 23 aircraft based at this airport: 65.2% single-engine, 4.3% multi-engine, 26.1% glider and 4.3% ultralight.[1]
The airport is accessible by road from Airport Rd, and is close to M-22 and M-115.