Welke Airport | |||
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IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: 6Y8 | |||
Summary | |||
Airport type | Public | ||
Owner | Paul Welke | ||
Serves | Beaver Island, Michigan | ||
Elevation AMSL | 664 ft / 202 m | ||
Runways | |||
Direction | Length | Surface | |
ft | m | ||
9/27 | 2,512 | 766 | Asphalt |
17/35 | 3,500 | 1,067 | Turf |
Statistics (2009) | |||
Aircraft operations | 23,450 | ||
Based aircraft | 12 | ||
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Welke Airport (FAA LID: 6Y8) is a privately-owned public-use airport located on Beaver Island in Charlevoix County, Michigan, United States.[1] Service to Charlevoix, Michigan is provided by Island Airways.
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Welke Airport covers an area of 200 acres (81 ha) at an elevation of 664 feet (202 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 9/27 is 2,512 by 30 feet (766 x 9 m) with an asphalt surface and 17/35 is 3,500 by 140 feet (1,067 x 43 m) with a turf surface.[1]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2009, the airport had 23,450 aircraft operations, an average of 64 per day: 78% general aviation and 22% air taxi. At that time there were 12 aircraft based at this airport: 83% single-engine and 17% multi-engine.[1]