Ford Airport (Iron Mountain)

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Ford Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner Dickinson County
Serves Iron Mountain / Kingsford, Michigan
OpenedApril 1940 (1940-04)
Hub for CSA Air
Elevation  AMSL 1,182 ft / 360 m
Coordinates 45°49′06″N088°06′52″W / 45.81833°N 88.11444°W / 45.81833; -88.11444
Website fordairport.org
Map
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IMT
Location of airport in Michigan
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IMT
IMT (the United States)
Ford Airport (Iron Mountain)
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
1/196,5021,982Asphalt
13/313,8101,161Asphalt
Statistics (12 months ending December 2024 except where noted)
Passenger volume38,940
Departing passengers19,480
Scheduled flights983
Cargo (lb.)327k
Aircraft operations (2022)6,966
Based aircraft (2023)36
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, SkyWest Airlines, an affiliate of Delta Connection, which is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program. It is also a hub for FedEx Feeder operator CSA Air.

Contents

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.

It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025, in which it is categorized as a non-hub primary commercial service facility. [4]

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) hosts events for community members, most notably Ford Airport Days. They often feature restored warbirds like B-25 Mitchell bombers and A-26 Invaders. The event also gives people the opportunity to fly drones, hosts tributes to veterans, and develops interest in aviation among youth. [5] [6]

The airport received $1,000,000 from the US Department of Transportation in 2020 as part of the CARES Act to help it mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. [7]

Facilities and aircraft

Ford Airport covers an area of 720 acres (291 ha) at an elevation of 1,182 feet (360 m). It has two asphalt paved runways: 1/19 is 6,502 by 150 feet and 13/31 is 3,810 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. [8]

In 2022, Dickinson County started considering a renovation of the terminal at Ford in hopes to hosting larger aircraft. A consultant was hired to help the airport plan. [9]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2022, the airport had 6,966 aircraft operations, an average of 19 per day: 62% air taxi, 21% commercial service and 17% general aviation. In November 2023, there were 36 aircraft based at this airport: 22 single-engine, 8 multi-engine, 5 jet and 1 helicopter. [2]

Both based and transient general aviation aircraft are supported by the fixed-base operator (FBO) Kubick Aviation Services, which offers aviation fuel, aircraft parking and hangars, aircraft rental, courtesy cars, pilot lounges, snooze rooms, and more. [10]

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

Airline and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Delta Connection Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul

Top destinations

Busiest routes out of IMT
(January 2024 - December 2024)
RankCityPassengersCarrier
1 Detroit, Michigan 10,700Delta Connection
2 Minneapolis/St Paul, Minnesota 8,780Delta Connection

Cargo operations

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A FedEx Feeder 208B Super Cargomaster flown by CSA Air
AirlinesDestinations
Ameriflight Ironwood, Milwaukee
FedEx Feeder Escanaba, Houghton, Milwaukee
PACC Air Blaine, Green Bay
Suburban Air Freight Lansing

Accidents and incidents

See also

References

  1. Ford Airport, official website
  2. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Form 5010 for IMT PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. effective December 26, 2024.
  3. Iron Mountain/Kingsfd, MI: Ford
  4. "List of NPIAS Airports" (PDF). FAA.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  5. "Ford Airport Day: 'Silver Dragon,' B-25 among highlights". Iron Mountain Daily News. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
  6. "World War II-era planes on display for veterans at Ford Airport". NBC TV 6 Upper Michigan's Source. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
  7. "USDOT announces nearly $23M for Upper Michigan airports in response to COVID-19". Upper Michigan's Source. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  8. "AirNav: Airport Information". www.airnav.com. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  9. "Dickinson eyes Ford Airport renovation". Iron Mountain Daily News. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
  10. "Kubick Aviation Services". AirNav.com. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
  11. "CRASH OF A BEECHCRAFT QUEEN AIR 65 IN IRON MOUNTAIN". Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
  12. "CRASH OF A BEECHCRAFT H18 IN IRON MOUNTAIN: 1 KILLED". Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
  13. "CRASH OF A BEECHCRAFT H18 IN IRON MOUNTAIN: 1 KILLED". Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
  14. "Cessna 172, N6778A: Accident occurred August 03, 2021 at Ford Airport (IMT), Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan". Kathryn's Report. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
  15. "Lancair IV-P, N994PT: Accident occurred December 25, 2021 at Ford Airport (KIMT), Iron Mountain, Michigan". Kathryn's Report. Retrieved 2022-11-11.

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