Houghton County Memorial Airport
Encyclopedia
Houghton County Memorial Airport 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
.
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.
of 1,095 feet (334 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt
paved runway
s: 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).
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
.
Airport
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located in the unincorporated community of Oneco in Franklin Township, Houghton County, Michigan
Franklin Township, Houghton County, Michigan
Franklin Township is a civil township of Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,320 at the 2000 census.-Communities:...
, five nautical miles (7 km) south west of the central business district
Central business district
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of Calumet
Calumet, Michigan
Calumet is a village in Calumet Township, Houghton County, in the U.S. state of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, that was once at the center of the mining industry of the Upper Peninsula. Also known as Red Jacket, the village includes the Calumet Downtown Historic District, listed on the National...
, a village in Houghton County
Houghton County, Michigan
-National protected areas:* Keweenaw National Historical Park * Ottawa National Forest -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 36,016 people, 13,793 households, and 8,137 families residing in the county. The population density was 36 people per square mile . There were 17,748 housing...
, 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
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.
The airport is near the village of Calumet
Calumet, Michigan
Calumet is a village in Calumet Township, Houghton County, in the U.S. state of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, that was once at the center of the mining industry of the Upper Peninsula. Also known as Red Jacket, the village includes the Calumet Downtown Historic District, listed on the National...
on the Keweenaw Peninsula
Keweenaw Peninsula
The Keweenaw Peninsula is the northern-most part of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. It projects into Lake Superior and was the site of the first copper boom in the United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was roughly 43,200...
in northwest of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
Upper Peninsula of Michigan
The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded...
. Limited scheduled commercial service is available. In addition, Royale Air Service provides seaplane
Seaplane
A seaplane is a fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing on water. Seaplanes that can also take off and land on airfields are a subclass called amphibian aircraft...
service to Isle Royale National Park
Isle Royale National Park
Isle Royale National Park is a U.S. National Park in the state of Michigan. Isle Royale, the largest island in Lake Superior, is over 45 miles in length and 9 miles wide at its widest point. The park is made of Isle Royale itself and approximately 400 smaller islands, along with any submerged...
based on traveler demand.
Facilities and aircraft
Houghton County Memorial Airport covers an area of 1996 acres (807.8 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 1,095 feet (334 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt
Asphalt
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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: 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).
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
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...
, 19% scheduled commercial
Airline
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, 13% 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
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. At that time there were 18 aircraft based at this airport, all single-engine
Aircraft engine
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.