James Clements Municipal Airport

James Clements Municipal Airport
IATA: noneICAO: noneFAA LID: 3 CM
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Bay City
Location Bay City, Michigan
Elevation AMSL 585 ft / 178 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
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 Airport Administration Building
Location: Bay City, Michigan
Built: 1929
Architect: Goddeyne,Joseph C.; Webber,Construction Co.
Architectural style: Colonial Revival, Other
Governing body: Local
NRHP Reference#: 82000494[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP: November 22, 1982
Designated MSHS: April 21, 1980[3]

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 Bay City 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.[4] 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.).[5]

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

Facilities and aircraft

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

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]

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