South Haven Area Regional Airport

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South Haven Area Regional Airport is a public-use airport located 3 miles south of South Haven, Michigan. It is publicly owned by the city through the South Haven Area Regional Airport Authority. [1] [2]

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In 2019, the airport was awarded with the Airport of the Year Award General Aviation Airport Category. The award is presented in recognition of sustained excellence in contribution to aviation progress in the State of Michigan. [3]

Facilities and aircraft

The airport has two runways. Runway 5/23 is 4800 x 75 ft (1463 x 23 m) and is paved with asphalt. Runway 14/32 is 3260 x 190 ft (994 x 58 m) and is turf. [1] [4] [5]

The airport has a fixed-base operator that sells fuel – both avgas and jet fuel – as well as services such as general maintenance, courtesy and rental cars, a conference room, a crew lounge, snooze rooms, and more. [6]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2020, the airport had 27,000 aircraft operations, an average of 74 per day. It was composed entirely of general aviation. For the same time period, there are 40 aircraft based on the field, all airplanes: 36 single-engine and 4 multi-engine. [1] [4] [5]

Accidents and incidents

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