Sault Ste. Marie Municipal Airport
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Sault Ste. Marie Municipal Airport , also known as Sanderson Field, is a city-owned public-use airport
located one nautical mile (1.85 km) southwest of the central business district
of Sault Ste. Marie
, a city in Chippewa County
, Michigan
, United States
.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier
for the FAA
and IATA
, this airport is assigned ANJ by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA (which assigned ANJ to Zanaga Airport in Zanaga
, Republic of Congo).
of 716 feet (218 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
designated 14/32 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,234 by 100 feet (1,595 x 30 m).
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2008, the airport had 9,067 general aviation
aircraft operations, an average of 24 per day. At that time there were 9 single-engine
aircraft based at this airport.
Airport
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located one nautical mile (1.85 km) southwest 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 Sault Ste. Marie
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Sault Ste. Marie is a city in and the county seat of Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is in the north-eastern end of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, on the Canadian border, separated from its twin city of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, by the St. Marys River...
, a city in Chippewa County
Chippewa County, Michigan
-National protected areas:* Harbor Island National Wildlife Refuge* Hiawatha National Forest * Whitefish Point Unit of the Seney National Wildlife Refuge-Demographics:...
, 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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.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier
Location identifier
A location identifier is a symbolic representation for the name and the location of an airport, navigation aid, or weather station, and is used for manned air traffic control facilities in air traffic control, telecommunications, computer programming, weather reports, and related services.-ICAO...
for 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...
and IATA
International Air Transport Association
The International Air Transport Association is an international industry trade group of airlines headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where the International Civil Aviation Organization is also headquartered. The executive offices are at the Geneva Airport in SwitzerlandIATA's mission is to...
, this airport is assigned ANJ by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA (which assigned ANJ to Zanaga Airport in Zanaga
Zanaga
Zanaga is a city and capital of Zanaga District in the Lékoumou Region of northeastern Republic of the Congo.It lies on the Ogooue River which flows north-west into Gabon.- External links :*...
, Republic of Congo).
Facilities and aircraft
Sault Ste. Marie Municipal Airport covers an area of 400 acres (161.9 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 716 feet (218 m) above mean sea level. It has one 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...
designated 14/32 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,234 by 100 feet (1,595 x 30 m).
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2008, the airport had 9,067 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...
aircraft operations, an average of 24 per day. At that time there were 9 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...
aircraft based at this airport.
External links
- Aerial photo as of 28 April 1998 from USGS The National Map via MSR Maps