Grand Marais Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Burt Township | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Grand Marais, Michigan | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 838 ft / 255 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°37′15″N 085°55′08″W / 46.62083°N 85.91889°W | ||||||||||||||
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Grand Marais Airport (FAA LID: Y98) is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southeast of the central business district of Grand Marais, a community in Burt Township, Alger County, Michigan, United States. The airport is owned by Burt Township.[1]
Facilities and aircraft
Grand Marais Airport covers an area of 160 acres (65 ha) at an elevation of 838 feet (255 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways with turf surfaces: 5/23 is 2,600 by 150 feet (792 x 46 m) and 14/32 is 2,800 by 100 feet (853 x 30 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2007, the airport had 274 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 22 per month.[1]
Events
In mid June, the neighboring harbor at Grand Marais is the site for an annual sea plane fly in hosted by the Grand Marais Pilots Association on behalf of the National Seaplane Pilots Association.[2]
References
External links
- Aerial photo as of 6 May 1993 from USGS The National Map
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for Y98
- AirNav airport information for Y98
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for Y98