Coleman A. Young International Airport
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Coleman A. Young International Airport , also known as Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport, is a public use airport
located five nautical miles (9 km) northeast of the central business district
of Detroit, in Wayne County
, Michigan
, United States
. It is owned by the City of Detroit and was formerly known as Detroit City Airport.
The airport was once served by Southwest Airlines
and Chautauqua Airlines
which left after less than one year of service. Spirit Airlines
planned service to the airport using McDonnell-Douglas DC-9 aircraft in 1995, but the service never began. Pro Air
, a commercial passenger airline, was based at the airport and grounded by the FAA
due to poor maintenance performance. The airport currently has no scheduled passenger airline service.
The airport's passenger terminal is also operated by the US Customs department, which serves private and cargo airplanes.
The 53000 square feet (4,923.9 m²) passenger terminal includes space for restaurants, retail concessions, car rental facilities, airline offices, baggage pick-up and claim areas, boarding areas and passenger lounges. The airport has three 1,000 space parking lots.
of 626 feet (191 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt
paved runway
s: 15/33 is 5090 by 100 ft (1,551.4 by 30.5 ) and 7/25 is 4025 by 100 ft (1,226.8 by 30.5 ).
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2007, the airport had 77,571 aircraft operations, an average of 212 per day: 88% general aviation
and 11% air taxi
and 1% military
. At that time there were 97 aircraft based at this airport: 84% single-engine
, 11% multi-engine, 4% jet
and 1% ultralight.
Coordinates: 42°24'32" N 83°0'37" W
Wikimapia - Detroit City Airport
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located five nautical miles (9 km) northeast of the central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
of Detroit, in Wayne County
Wayne County, Michigan
-History:Wayne County was one of the first counties formed when the Northwest Territory was organized. It was named for the American general "Mad Anthony" Wayne. It originally encompassed the entire area of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, as well as small sections that are now part of northern...
, 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"....
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is owned by the City of Detroit and was formerly known as Detroit City Airport.
The airport was once served by Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines Co. is an American low-cost airline based in Dallas, Texas. Southwest is the largest airline in the United States, based upon domestic passengers carried,...
and Chautauqua Airlines
Chautauqua Airlines
Chautauqua Airlines, Inc. is a regional airline and a subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings based in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Based on 2009 published flight schedules, it operates scheduled passenger services on more than 700 flights daily to 98 airports in 31 states, Washington, D.C...
which left after less than one year of service. Spirit Airlines
Spirit Airlines
Spirit Airlines is a United States ultra low-cost carrier operating scheduled flights throughout the Americas. The airline is headquartered in Miramar, Florida, in the Miami metropolitan area. Spirit currently maintains a base in Fort Lauderdale, Florida...
planned service to the airport using McDonnell-Douglas DC-9 aircraft in 1995, but the service never began. Pro Air
Pro Air
Pro Air was an airline founded by Kevin Stamper in July 1997 to serve the centrally located Detroit City Airport in Detroit, Michigan. It had its headquarters in the Lower Queen Anne area of Seattle, Washington.- Former Code Data :...
, a commercial passenger airline, was based at the airport and grounded by the FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
The Federal Aviation Administration is the national aviation authority of the United States. An agency of the United States Department of Transportation, it has authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S...
due to poor maintenance performance. The airport currently has no scheduled passenger airline service.
The airport's passenger terminal is also operated by the US Customs department, which serves private and cargo airplanes.
The 53000 square feet (4,923.9 m²) passenger terminal includes space for restaurants, retail concessions, car rental facilities, airline offices, baggage pick-up and claim areas, boarding areas and passenger lounges. The airport has three 1,000 space parking lots.
Former airline service
The following airlines served Detroit City Airport:- Wright AirlinesWright AirlinesWright Airlines, founded in Cleveland, OH in 1966 is regarded as the first United States Regional airline. The airline was based in Cleveland at Burke Lakefront Airport. The airline has since gone out of business.-Business:...
(1975–1985) - Northwest AirlinkNorthwest AirlinkNorthwest Airlink was the trade name of Northwest Airlines' regional airline service, which flew turboprop and regional jet aircraft from Northwest's domestic hubs in Minneapolis, Detroit, and Memphis...
(1985–1988) - ComairComairComair is a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines headquartered on the grounds of Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport in unincorporated Boone County, Kentucky, United States, west of Erlanger, and south of Cincinnati, Ohio...
(1987–1991) - Southwest AirlinesSouthwest AirlinesSouthwest Airlines Co. is an American low-cost airline based in Dallas, Texas. Southwest is the largest airline in the United States, based upon domestic passengers carried,...
(1988–1993) - Direct Air (1988–1990)
- Northcoast Executive Airlines (1988–1990)
- Continental ExpressContinental ExpressContinental Express is the operating brand name used by a number of independently owned regional airlines providing regional jet feeder service under agreement with Continental Airlines...
(1988–1991) - Central State Airlines (1989–1990)
- Air Alpha (1991)
- USAir Express (1993–1994)
- Pro AirPro AirPro Air was an airline founded by Kevin Stamper in July 1997 to serve the centrally located Detroit City Airport in Detroit, Michigan. It had its headquarters in the Lower Queen Anne area of Seattle, Washington.- Former Code Data :...
(1997–2000)
Facilities and aircraft
Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport covers an area of 264 acres (106.8 ha) at an elevationElevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 626 feet (191 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt
Asphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
paved runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
s: 15/33 is 5090 by 100 ft (1,551.4 by 30.5 ) and 7/25 is 4025 by 100 ft (1,226.8 by 30.5 ).
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2007, the airport had 77,571 aircraft operations, an average of 212 per day: 88% general aviation
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...
and 11% air taxi
Air taxi
An air taxi is an air charter passenger or cargo aircraft which operates on an on-demand basis.-Regulation:In the United States, air taxi and air charter operations are governed by Part 135 of the Federal Aviation Regulations , unlike the larger scheduled air carriers which are governed by more...
and 1% military
Military aviation
Military aviation is the use of aircraft and other flying machines for the purposes of conducting or enabling warfare, including national airlift capacity to provide logistical supply to forces stationed in a theater or along a front. Air power includes the national means of conducting such...
. At that time there were 97 aircraft based at this airport: 84% single-engine
Aircraft engine
An aircraft engine is the component of the propulsion system for an aircraft that generates mechanical power. Aircraft engines are almost always either lightweight piston engines or gas turbines...
, 11% multi-engine, 4% jet
Jet aircraft
A jet aircraft is an aircraft propelled by jet engines. Jet aircraft generally fly much faster than propeller-powered aircraft and at higher altitudes – as high as . At these altitudes, jet engines achieve maximum efficiency over long distances. The engines in propeller-powered aircraft...
and 1% ultralight.
Coordinates: 42°24'32" N 83°0'37" W
Wikimapia - Detroit City Airport
See also
- Coleman A. YoungColeman YoungColeman Alexander Young served as mayor of Detroit in the U.S. state of Michigan from 1974 to 1993. Young became the first African-American mayor of Detroit in the same week that Maynard Jackson became the first African-American mayor of Atlanta.-Pre-Mayoral career:Young was born in Tuscaloosa,...
- Former Mayor of Detroit and airport's namesake - Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County AirportDetroit Metropolitan Wayne County AirportDetroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport , usually called Detroit Metro Airport, Metro Airport locally, or simply DTW, is a major international airport covering in Romulus, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. It is Michigan's busiest airport....
- the much larger international airport in the Detroit area
External links
- Coleman A. Young International Airport web site
- Aerial photo as of 28 March 1999 from USGS The National Map