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Oscoda County Dennis Kauffman Memorial Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerOscoda County
ServesMio, Michigan
Elevation AMSL1,050 ft / 320 m
Coordinates44°40′29″N 084°07′19″W / 44.67472°N 84.12194°W / 44.67472; -84.12194
Map
51M is located in Michigan
51M
51M
Location of airport in Michigan
51M is located in the United States
51M
51M
51M (the United States)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 3,000 914 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations300
Based aircraft5

Oscoda County Dennis Kauffman Memorial Airport (FAA LID: 51M) is a county-owned, public-use airport in Oscoda County, Michigan, United States. It is located two nautical miles (4 km) north of the central business district of Mio, Michigan.[1] Formerly known as Oscoda County Airport, it was renamed in 2011 to honor Dennis Kauffman, who served on the Oscoda County Board of Commissioners for more than 20 years.[2]

It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a basic general aviation facility.[3]

Facilities and aircraft

The airport covers an area of 80 acres (32 ha) at an elevation of 1,050 feet (320 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 10/28 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,000 by 75 feet (914 x 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2010, the airport had 300 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 25 per month. At that time there were five aircraft based at this airport, all single-engine.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for 51M PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 5, 2012.
  2. ^ "County to name airport after former commissioner". Oscoda County Herald. August 10, 2011.
  3. ^ "List of NPIAS Airports" (PDF). FAA.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
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