Dalton Airport (Michigan)
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Dalton Airport Association | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Flushing, Michigan | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 733 ft / 223 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°03′09″N 083°48′18″W / 43.05250°N 83.80500°W | ||||||||||||||
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Dalton Airport (FAA LID: 3DA) is a privately owned, public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) east of the central business district of Flushing, in Genesee County, Michigan, United States.[1] It is named after its founder, Edwin P. Dalton, who opened it in 1946 on the former site of the Marsa farm.[2]
Facilities and aircraft
Dalton Airport covers an area of 88 acres (36 ha) at an elevation of 733 feet (223 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 18/36 is 2,510 by 50 feet (765 x 15 m) with an asphalt surface; 9/27 is 1,633 by 130 feet (498 x 40 m) with a turf surface which is closed from October through March.[1][3]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2010, the airport had 13,328 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 36 per day. At that time there were 74 aircraft based at this airport: 96% single-engine, 1% helicopter, and 3% ultralight.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for 3DA PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 5, 2012.
- ^ Flushing Sesquicentennial History Volume 1. Flushing Michigan: Flushing Area Historical Society. 1985. p. 128.
- ^ "Dalton Michigan Airport Information".
External links
- "Dalton Airport (3DA)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-10. Retrieved 2012-06-19. at the Michigan Airport Directory
- Aerial image as of April 1998 from USGS The National Map
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for 3DA
- AirNav airport information for 3DA
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 3DA
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