Ford Airport (Iron Mountain)

Coordinates: 45°49′06″N 088°06′52″W / 45.81833°N 88.11444°W / 45.81833; -88.11444
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Ford Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerDickinson County
ServesIron Mountain / Kingsford, Michigan
Hub forCSA Air
Elevation AMSL1,182 ft / 360 m
Coordinates45°49′06″N 088°06′52″W / 45.81833°N 88.11444°W / 45.81833; -88.11444
Websitefordairport.org
Map
IMT is located in Michigan
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Location of airport in Michigan / United States
IMT is located in the United States
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IMT (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
1/19 6,501 1,982 Asphalt
13/31 3,808 1,161 Asphalt
Statistics
Total Passengers (12 months ending June 2017)27,300
Total Cargo (Lbs.) (12 months ending June 2017)575,000
Aircraft operations (2015)7,606
Based aircraft (2017)28
Sources: Ford Airport,[1] FAA,[2] RITA[3]

Ford Airport (IATA: IMT, ICAO: KIMT, FAA LID: IMT) is a county owned public use airport in Dickinson County, Michigan, United States. It is located three miles west of the central business district of Iron Mountain,[2] in the central Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The airport offers scheduled passenger service by one commercial airline, an affilate of Delta Connection, which is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program. It is also a hub for FedEx Feeder operator CSA Air.

Ford Airport serves the greater Dickinson County area which includes the cities of Iron Mountain, Kingsford and Norway in Michigan and the bordering Wisconsin communities of Aurora, Florence and Niagara. Its service area also includes portions of Iron and Menominee counties in Michigan and Florence and Marinette counties in Wisconsin.

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 3,998 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[4] 5,475 enplanements in 2009, and 6,943 in 2010.[5] 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 non-hub primary commercial service facility.[6]

Facilities and aircraft

Ford Airport covers an area of 720 acres at an elevation of 1,182 feet (360 m). It has two asphalt paved runways: 1/19 is 6,501 by 150 feet and 13/31 is 3,808 by 75 feet.[2] Runway 1/19 has approved ILS, GPS and LOC/DME approaches. In addition, the Iron Mountain VOR/DME (IMT) navigational facility is located at the field. [7]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2015, the airport had 7,606 aircraft operations, an average of 21 per day: 27% commercial service, 57% air taxi and 16% general aviation. In October 2017, there were 28 aircraft based at this airport, 22 single-engine, 4 multi-engine, 1 jet and 1 helicopter.[2] Both based and transient general aviation aircraft are supported by the fixed-base operator (FBO) Kubick Aviation Services.

Ford Airport enhances regional air travel safety by maintaining an Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) 'Index A' trained team and related equipment.

Airlines and destinations

The following airline offers scheduled passenger service at this airport:

AirlinesDestinationsRefs
Delta Connection Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul [8]

Top destinations

Busiest routes out of IMT (July 2016 - June 2017)
Rank City Passengers Carrier
1 Minneapolis/St Paul, Minnesota 10,210 Delta Connection
2 Detroit, Michigan 2,690 Delta Connection

Cargo operations

AirlinesDestinations
Ameriflight Ironwood, Milwaukee
FedEx Feeder operated by CSA Air Escanaba, Houghton, Milwaukee
Pro Aire Cargo Blaine, Green Bay

References

  1. ^ Ford Airport, official web site
  2. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for IMT PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective October 12, 2017.
  3. ^ Iron Mountain/Kingsfd, MI: Ford
  4. ^ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
  5. ^ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
  6. ^ "List of NPIAS Airports" (PDF). FAA.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  7. ^ http://www.airnav.com/airports/kimt
  8. ^ "FLIGHT SCHEDULES". Retrieved 16 February 2017.

Other sources

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