Beaver Island Airport
| Beaver Island Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: none – ICAO: KSJX – FAA LID: SJX | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | St. James & Peaine Townships | ||
| Serves | Beaver Island, Michigan | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 669 ft / 204 m | ||
| Coordinates | 45°41′32″N 085°33′59″W / 45.69222°N 85.56639°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 9/27 | 4,300 | 1,311 | Asphalt |
| 14/32 | 3,300 | 1,006 | Turf |
| 5/23 | 2,130 | 649 | Turf |
| Statistics (2006) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 9,210 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Beaver Island Airport (ICAO: KSJX, FAA LID: SJX) is a public use airport located on Beaver Island in Charlevoix County, Michigan, United States. It is owned by St. James Township and Peaine Township.[1] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it is categorized as a general aviation airport.[2]
Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned SJX by the FAA and no designation from the IATA[3] (which assigned SJX to Sartaneja Airport in Sartaneja, Belize[4]).
[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Beaver Island Airport covers an area of 130 acres (53 ha) at an elevation of 669 feet (204 m) above mean sea level. It has three runways: 9/27 has an asphalt pavement measuring 4,300 by 75 feet (1,311 x 23 m); 14/32 and 5/23 have turf surfaces measuring 3,300 by 120 feet (1,006 x 37 m) and 2,130 by 120 feet (649 x 37 m) respectively.[1] Runways 14/32 and 5/23 are closed November through April, and also when snow-covered. Access to the airport is via Donnell Mor's Lane.
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 9,210 aircraft operations, an average of 25 per day: 60% air taxi and 40% general aviation.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for SJX (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 8 April 2010.
- ^ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 3 (PDF, 1.28 MB). Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.
- ^ "Beaver Island, Michigan (ICAO: KSJX, FAA: SJX)". Great Circle Mapper. http://www.gcmap.com/airport/KSJX. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
- ^ "Sartaneja, Belize (IATA: SJX)". Great Circle Mapper. http://www.gcmap.com/airport/SJX. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
[edit] External links
- Beaver Island Airport (SJX)PDF (51.0 KB) at Michigan DOT Airport Directory
- Aerial image as of 1 May 1999 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for SJX, effective 9 Feb 2012
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KSJX
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
