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Ann Arbor Municipal Airport
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Ann Arbor Municipal Airport is a general aviation
airport located 3 miles (5 km) south of the city of Ann Arbor
in Washtenaw County
, Michigan
, USA
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The airport has an operating control tower which is operated by the FAA. The airport is located in FAA Class "D" airspace. There are 141 aircraft based at the airport, and it handles around 65,000 operations a year.
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
airport located 3 miles (5 km) south of the city of Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2010 census places the population at 113,934, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 344,791 as of 2010...
in Washtenaw County
Washtenaw County, Michigan
Washtenaw County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 344,791. Its county seat is Ann Arbor. The United States Office of Management and Budget defines the county as part of the Detroit–Warren–Flint Combined Statistical Area...
, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
, USA
United States
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The airport has an operating control tower which is operated by the FAA. The airport is located in FAA Class "D" airspace. There are 141 aircraft based at the airport, and it handles around 65,000 operations a year.
Facilities
Ann Arbor Municipal Airport covers 837 acres (3.4 km²) and has two runways:- Runway 6/24: 3,500 x 75 ft (1,067 x 23 m), Surface: ConcreteConcreteConcrete is a composite construction material, composed of cement and other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate , water and chemical admixtures.The word concrete comes from the Latin word...
- Runway 12/30: 2,750 x 110 ft (838 x 34 m), Surface: TurfSodSod or turf is grass and the part of the soil beneath it held together by the roots, or a piece of thin material.The term sod may be used to mean turf grown and cut specifically for the establishment of lawns...