Edward F Johnson Airport is a private-owned public-use airport

Airport

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 located ten miles south of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Ishpeming

Ishpeming, Michigan

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, a city in Marquette County

Marquette County, Michigan

-National protected areas:* Hiawatha National Forest * Huron National Wildlife Refuge* Ottawa National Forest -University:Northern Michigan University is a four-year university, established in 1899, located in Marquette, Michigan, on Michigan's Upper Peninsula...

, Michigan

Michigan

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, United States

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Facilities and aircraft

Edward F Johnson Airport covers an area of 75 acre (0.3035145 km²) which contains one runway

Runway

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 designated 18/36 with a 2,200 x 100 ft (671 x 30 m) turf surface. For the 12-month period ending September 23, 2010, the airport had 825 aircraft operations, an average of 69 per month: 100% general aviation

General aviation

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. At that time there were 4 aircraft based at this airport: 4 single-engine

Aircraft engine

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