Ford Airport (Iron Mountain)

Ford Airport
IATA: IMT – ICAO: KIMT – FAA LID: IMT
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Dickinson County
Serves Iron Mountain / Kingsford, Michigan
Hub for CSA Air
Elevation AMSL 1,182 ft / 360 m
Coordinates 45°49′06″N 088°06′52″W / 45.81833°N 88.11444°WCoordinates: 45°49′06″N 088°06′52″W / 45.81833°N 88.11444°W
Map
IMT

Location of airport in Michigan

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
1/19 6,501 1,982 Asphalt
13/31 3,809 1,161 Asphalt
Statistics
Total passengers (Yearend June 2014) 21,480
Total Cargo (In Pounds)(Yearend June 2014) 476,000
Aircraft operations (2013) 7,606
Based aircraft (2013) 28
Sources: Ford Airport,[1] FAA,[2] RITA[3]

Ford Airport (IATA: IMT, ICAO: KIMT, FAA LID: IMT) is a county owned, public use airport in Dickinson County, Michigan. It is located three miles west of the central business district of Iron Mountain,[2] in the central Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The airport offers scheduled service from one commercial airline which is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program. It is also a hub for FedEx Feeder operator CSA Air.

Ford Airport serves the greater Dickinson County area which includes the cities of Iron Mountain, Kingsford and Norway in Michigan and the bordering Wisconsin communities of Aurora, Florence and Niagara. Its service area also includes portions of Iron and Menominee counties in Michigan and Florence and Marinette counties in Wisconsin.

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 3,998 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[4] 5,475 enplanements in 2009, and 6,943 in 2010.[5] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a non-primary commercial service airport (between 2,500 and 10,000 enplanements per year).[6]

Facilities and aircraft

Ford Airport covers an area of 720 acres at an elevation of 1182 feet. It has two asphalt paved runways: 1/19 is 6,501 by 150 feet and 13/31 is 3,809 by 75 feet.[2]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2012, the airport had 7,606 aircraft operations. At that time there were 28 aircraft based at this airport: 22 single-engine, 4 multi-engine, 1 jet aircraft, and 1 helicopter.[2]

Airline and destinations

The following airline offers scheduled passenger service at this airport:

Airlines Destinations
Delta Connection

Minneapolis/St. Paul, Rhinelander

Top destinations

Busiest routes out of IMT
(Feb 2014 - Jan 2015)
Rank City Passengers Carriers
1 Minnesota Minneapolis/St Paul, MN 10,000 Delta
2 Wisconsin Rhinelander, WI 3,000 Delta

Charter

Airlines Destinations
Superior Aviation Lansing

Cargo

Airlines Destinations
Ameriflight Ironwood, Milwaukee
FedEx Feeder operated by CSA Air Escanaba, Houghton/Hancock, Milwaukee
Pro Aire Cargo Blaine(MN), Green Bay

References

  1. ↑ Ford Airport, official web site
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 FAA Airport Master Record for IMT (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective January 10, 2013.
  3. ↑ http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=IMT&Airport_Name=Iron Mountain/Kingsfd, MI: Ford&carrier=FACTS
  4. ↑ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
  6. ↑ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.

Other sources

  • Essential Air Service documents (Docket Number OST-1999-5175) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
    • Order 2005-5-14: selecting Skyway Airlines, Inc., d/b/a Midwest Connect, to provide essential air service at Iron Mountain/Kingsford, Michigan, Ironwood, Michigan/Ashland, Wisconsin, and Manistee/Ludington, Michigan, for a two-year period at annual subsidy rates of $602,761, $409,242, and $776,051, respectively ($1,788,054 in total).
    • Order 2007-3-21: selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. to provide subsidized essential air service at Iron Mountain/Kingsford, Michigan, Ironwood, Michigan/Ashland, Wisconsin, Manistee/Lundington, Michigan, and Escanaba, Michigan for the two-year period beginning when the carrier inaugurates full service. The annual subsidy rates will be set at: $797,885 for Iron Mountain/Kingsford, $799,779 for Ironwood/Ashland, $957,978 for Manistee/Ludington, and $617,415 for Escanaba.
    • Order 2008-1-13: selecting Mesaba Aviation, Inc., d/b/a Mesaba Airlines, operating as Northwest Airlink, utilizing 34-seat Saab 340 aircraft to provide subsidized EAS at Iron Mountain/Kingsford and Escanaba Michigan, at a combined annual subsidy rate of $2,251,767.
    • Order 2008-8-14: re-selecting Mesaba Aviation, Inc., d/b/a Mesaba Airlines, operating as Northwest Airlink, utilizing 34-seat Saab 340 aircraft to provide subsidized EAS at Iron Mountain/Kingsford and Escanaba Michigan, at a combined annual subsidy rate of $2,870,236, for a new two-year period, beginning August 15, 2008.
    • Order 2010-6-4: re-selecting Mesaba Aviation, Inc., d/b/a Mesaba Airlines, doing business as Delta Connection, utilizing 34-seat Saab 340 aircraft to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) at Iron Mountain/Kingsford and Escanaba, Michigan, for a new two-year period, at a combined annual subsidy rate of $4,181,068.
    • Order 2011-11-30: selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., to provide essential air service (EAS) at six communities at the following annual subsidy rates: Brainerd, Minnesota, $959,865; Fort Dodge, $1,798,693; Iron Mountain, $1,707,841; Mason City, $1,174,468; Thief River Falls, Minnesota, $1,881,815; and Watertown, $1,710,324, for the two-year period beginning when Great Lakes inaugurates full EAS at all six communities

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