Alpena County Regional Airport
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| IATA: APN – ICAO: KAPN – FAA LID: APN | |||
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| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | County of Alpena | ||
| Serves | Alpena, Michigan | ||
| Location | Maple Ridge Township/ Wilson Township |
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| Elevation AMSL | 690 ft / 210 m | ||
| Coordinates | 45°04′41″N 083°33′37″W / 45.07806°N 83.56028°WCoordinates: 45°04′41″N 083°33′37″W / 45.07806°N 83.56028°W | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 1/19 | 9,001 | 2,744 | Concrete |
| 7/25 | 5,028 | 1,533 | Concrete |
| Statistics (2010) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 9,790 | ||
| Based aircraft | 28 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Alpena County Regional Airport (IATA: APN, ICAO: KAPN, FAA LID: APN) is a county-owned, public-use, joint civil-military airport in Alpena County, Michigan, United States.[1] The airport is located six nautical miles (7 mi, 11 km) west of the central business district of Alpena,[1] off of M-32 . It straddles the boundary between Maple Ridge Township on the north and Wilson Township on the south. It is mostly used for general aviation, but is also served by one commercial airline, Delta Air Lines.
It is said to be the "Proud home of Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center," the host unit of the Michigan Air National Guard's Alpena Air National Guard Base.[2]
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 7,519 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[3] 7,638 enplanements in 2009, and 8,737 in 2010.[4] 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).[5]
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[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Alpena County Regional Airport covers an area of 3,084 acres (1,248 ha) at an elevation of 690 feet (210 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways with concrete surfaces: 1/19 is 9,001 by 150 feet (2,744 × 46 m) and 7/25 is 5,028 by 100 feet (1,533 × 30 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2010, the airport had 9,790 aircraft operations, an average of 26 per day: 41% general aviation, 39% military, and 20% scheduled commercial. At that time there were 28 aircraft based at this airport: 71% single-engine, 21% multi-engine, 4% helicopter, and 4% military.[1]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Delta Connection operated by Pinnacle Airlines | Detroit |
| Delta Connection operated by Skywest Airlines | Minneapolis/St.Paul (Begins September 5) |
| Rank | City | Passengers | Carriers |
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| 1 |  Detroit, MI |
10,000 | Delta Connection operated by Pinnacle Airlines |
| 2 | Sault Ste Marie, MI |
1,000 | Delta Connection operated by Pinnacle Airlines |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Master Record for APN (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective April 5, 2012.
- ^ Alpena County Regional Airport Official site.
- ^ "Enplanements for CY 2008 (PDF, 1.0 MB)". CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009. http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/cy08_all_enplanements.pdf.
- ^ "Enplanements for CY 2010 (PDF, 5.4 MB)". CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011. http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/cy10_all_enplanements.pdf.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A (PDF, 2.03 MB)". National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_appA.pdf.
- ^ http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=APN&Airport_Name=Alpena,%20MI:%20Alpena%20County%20Regional&carrier=FACTS
[edit] Other sources
- Essential Air Service documents (Docket OST-2009-0160) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
- Ninety-day notice (July 14, 2009): from Mesaba Aviation, Inc. of its intent to discontinue unsubsidized scheduled air service at the following communities, effective October 12, 2009: Paducah, KY; Alpena, MI; Muskegon, MI; Hancock, MI; Sault Ste. Marie, MI; International Falls, MN; Tupelo, MS and Eau Claire, WI.
- Essential Air Service documents (Docket OST-2009-0300) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
- Memorandum (November 19, 2009): closing out docket DOT-2009-0160 and opening up eight new dockets for the various communities (Alpena, MI; Eau Claire, WI; Hancock/Houghton, MI; International Falls, MN; Muskegon, MI; Paducah, KY; Sault Ste. Marie, MI; Tupelo, MS).
- Order 2010-5-18 (May 13, 2010): setting final past-period subsidy rates for Mesaba Airlines, Inc., d/b/a Delta Connection, for its forced service at Alpena and Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, International Falls, Minnesota, and Tupelo, Mississippi. Also selecting Mesaba to provide essential air service (EAS) at three of these four communities on a prospective basis. At the fourth community, Tupelo, we are tentatively selecting Mesaba to provide service based on a pro-rata application of the rate Mesaba agreed to which the staff applied to a reduced service level.
- Ninety Day Notice (July 15, 2011): from MESABA AVIATION, INC. and PINNACLE AIRLINES, INC. of termination of service at Alpena, MI.
- Order 2011-9-5 (September 13, 2011): prohibiting suspension of service and requesting proposals
- Order 2012-6-3 (June 6, 2012): extending the Essential Air Service obligation of the two wholly owned subsidiaries of Pinnacle Airlines Corporation—Mesaba Aviation, Inc. and Pinnacle Airlines, d/b/a Delta Connection at the eight communities listed below (Muscle Shoals, AL; Alpena, MI; Iron Mountain/Kingsford, MI; Brainerd, MN; International Falls, MN; Greenville, MS; Laurel/Hattiesburg, MS; Tupelo, MS) for 30 days, through, July 9, 2012.
[edit] External links
- Alpena County Regional Airport, official site
- Aerial image as of April 1998 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for APN, effective 26 Jul 2012
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for APN
- AirNav airport information for KAPN
- ASN accident history for APN
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
