Iron County Airport

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Iron County Airport
Summary
Owner Iron County
Serves Crystal Falls, Michigan
Time zone UTC−05:00 (-5)
  Summer (DST) UTC−04:00 (-4)
Elevation  AMSL 1,340 ft / 408 m
Coordinates 46°00′31″N088°16′26″W / 46.00861°N 88.27389°W / 46.00861; -88.27389
Iron County Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
12/303,6901,125Asphalt
2/202,700823Turf
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2022)150
Based aircraft (2023)3

Iron County Airport (FAA LID: 50D) is a public-use airport located 6 miles southeast of Crystal Falls, MI. It is located in and owned by Iron County. [1] [2] [3] It is open from April to December. [4]

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History

Crystal Falls previously had an airport located northeast of the city center. It was named Dr. A.L. Haight Airport. [5] As of 2023, the site of that airfield was being developed into housing. [6]

Facilities and aircraft

The airport has two runways. Runway 12/30 measures 3,690 x 50 ft (1,125 x 15 m) and has an asphalt surface, while runway 2/20 is 2,700 x 145 ft (823 x 44 m) and is turf. [1] [2] [3]

The airport does not have a fixed-base operator, and no fuel is available. [7]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2022, the airport had 150 aircraft operations, an average of 13 per month, all general aviation. In November 2023, there were 3 aircraft based at this airport, all 3 single-engine airplanes. [1] [2] [3]

Accidents and incidents

See also

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