Houghton County Memorial Airport

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Houghton County Memorial Airport
IATA: CMXICAO: KCMXFAA LID: CMX
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Houghton County
Serves Houghton, Hancock, Calumet, Laurium and Lake Linden
Location Calumet, Michigan
Elevation AMSL 1,095 ft / 334 m
Coordinates 47°10′06″N 88°29′21″W / 47.16833°N 88.48917°W / 47.16833; -88.48917Coordinates: 47°10′06″N 88°29′21″W / 47.16833°N 88.48917°W / 47.16833; -88.48917
Website www.houghtoncounty.org
Map
CMX is located in Michigan
CMX
Location of airport in Michigan
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 6,501 1,982 Asphalt
7/25 5,196 1,584 Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations 16,054
Based aircraft 18
Sources: airport website[1] and FAA[2]

Houghton County Memorial Airport (IATA: CMXICAO: KCMXFAA LID: CMX) is a county-owned public-use airport located in the unincorporated community of Oneco in Franklin Township, Houghton County, Michigan, five nautical miles (7 km) south west of the central business district of Calumet, a village in Houghton County, Michigan, United States.[2]

The airport is near the village of Calumet on the Keweenaw Peninsula in northwest of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Limited scheduled commercial service is available. In addition, Royale Air Service provides seaplane service to Isle Royale National Park based on traveler demand.

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[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Former 1934 building in Laurium.

Houghton County Memorial Airport covers an area of 1,996 acres (808 ha) at an elevation of 1,095 feet (334 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 13/31 measuring 6,501 by 150 feet (1,982 x 46 m) and 7/25 measuring 5,196 by 100 feet (1,584 x 30 m).[2]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 16,054 aircraft operations, an average of 43 per day: 68% general aviation, 19% scheduled commercial, 13% air taxi and <1% military. At that time there were 18 aircraft based at this airport, all single-engine.[2]

[edit] Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
United Express operated by SkyWest Airlines Chicago-O'Hare

[edit] References

  1. ^ Houghton County Memorial Airport, official website
  2. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for CMX (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2008-06-05

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