Welke Airport
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| Welke Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: 6Y8 | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Paul Welke | ||
| Serves | Beaver Island, Michigan | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 664 ft / 202 m | ||
| Coordinates | 45°43′16″N 085°31′13″W / 45.72111°N 85.52028°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 9/27 | 2,512 | 766 | Asphalt |
| 17/35 | 3,500 | 1,067 | Turf |
| Statistics (2009) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 23,450 | ||
| Based aircraft | 12 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Welke Airport (FAA LID: 6Y8) is a privately-owned public-use airport located on Beaver Island in Charlevoix County, Michigan, United States.[1] Service to Charlevoix, Michigan is provided by Island Airways.
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[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Welke Airport covers an area of 200 acres (81 ha) at an elevation of 664 feet (202 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 9/27 is 2,512 by 30 feet (766 x 9 m) with an asphalt surface and 17/35 is 3,500 by 140 feet (1,067 x 43 m) with a turf surface.[1]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2009, the airport had 23,450 aircraft operations, an average of 64 per day: 78% general aviation and 22% air taxi. At that time there were 12 aircraft based at this airport: 83% single-engine and 17% multi-engine.[1]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
- Island Airways (Charlevoix)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for 6Y8 (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 29 July 2010.
[edit] External links
- Island Airways
- Welke Airport (6Y8)PDF (37.4 KB) at Michigan Airport Directory
- Aerial image as of 1 May 1999 from USGS The National Map
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for 6Y8
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 6Y8
