Welke Airport

Welke Airport
IATA: noneICAO: noneFAA 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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Facilities and aircraft

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]

Airlines and destinations

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for 6Y8 (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 29 July 2010.

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