Brooklyn Airport

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Brooklyn Airport
Shamrock airport entrance.JPG
Airport entrance viewed from Wamplers Lake Road
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorCraig Pearson
ServesBrooklyn, Michigan
Time zone UTC−05:00 (-5)
  Summer (DST) UTC−04:00 (-4)
Elevation  AMSL 987 ft / 301 m
Coordinates 42°05′41″N84°14′27″W / 42.09472°N 84.24083°W / 42.09472; -84.24083
Brooklyn Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
01/192,822860Turf
Statistics (2021)
Aircraft Movements552
Based Aircraft1

Brooklyn Airport (FAA LID: 6G8), also known as Shamrock Field, is a privately owned, public-use airport located in Brooklyn, Michigan, United States. It sits at an elevation of 987 feet. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

The airfield opened in December 1975, although the sign at the entrance of the airport says it was established on the bicentennial date of July 4, 1976.

Facilities and aircraft

The airport has one runway, designated as Runway 1/19. It measures 2822 x 100 ft (860 x 30 m) and is made of turf. [2] [3] [4]

Hangar area Shamrock airport hangar area.JPG
Hangar area

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2021, the airport had 552 aircraft operations, an average of 46 per month. It was entirely general aviation. For the same time period, one aircraft is based at the airport, a single-engine airplane. [2] [3] [4]

Airport facilities include parking hangars and tiedowns. [2] There is no fixed base operator at the airport. [5]

Accidents and incidents

See also

References

  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for 6G8 PDF , effective November 9, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "AirNav: 6G8 - Brooklyn Airport". airnav.com. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "6G8 - Brooklyn Airport | SkyVector". skyvector.com. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  4. 1 2 3 "(6G8) Brooklyn Airport". Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  5. "Brooklyn Airport Overview and FBOs (Brooklyn, MI) [6G8]". FlightAware. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  6. "Luscombe 8A crash in Michigan (N1269K) | PlaneCrashMap.com". planecrashmap.com. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  7. "Piper PA-28-181 crash in Michigan (N8210Z) | PlaneCrashMap.com". planecrashmap.com. Retrieved 2023-02-24.