- Muskegon County Airport
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Muskegon County Airport 
IATA: MKG – ICAO: KMKG – FAA LID: MKG Summary Airport type Public Owner Muskegon County Operator Muskegon County Serves Muskegon, Michigan
USALocation Norton Shores, Michigan Elevation AMSL 628 ft / 191.4 m Coordinates 43°10′10″N 86°14′18″W / 43.16944°N 86.23833°WCoordinates: 43°10′10″N 86°14′18″W / 43.16944°N 86.23833°W Website Map Location of airport in Michigan
MKGRunways Direction Length Surface ft m 6/24 6,501 1,982 Asphalt 14/32 6,100 1,859 Asphalt Statistics (2009) Total passengers 32,009 
43%Total enplanements 16,194 46%Aircraft operations 49,241 20%Based aircraft 86 
12%Sources: Federal Aviation Administration[1][2] Muskegon County Airport (IATA: MKG, ICAO: KMKG, FAA LID: MKG) is a public airport located four miles (6 km) south of the city of Muskegon in Norton Shores, Michigan, USA. The airport has two runways. It is mostly used for general aviation but is also served by United Express flying CRJ-200 regional jets to its Chicago-O'Hare hub. The airport and the county of Muskegon restored service to Chicago through the Essential Air Service program.
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History
In 1927 the Greater Muskegon Chamber of Commerce began a campaign to establish the Muskegon County Airport. The Muskegon County Board of Commissioners approved the construction of the airport's first terminal in 1931. The Works Progress Administration (WPA) project cost the county $12,000.[3]
United Airlines ended flights to Chicago (ORD) in October 1979; subsequent service to Chicago ended in 2002.[4][5] Muskegon County Airport was the recipient of both the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 Balchen/Post Awards for outstanding achievement in snow and ice control in the small commercial service airport category.[6][7] Midwest Connect discontinued service to Milwaukee (MKE), effective September 2008.[8] Also in September, the Airport was awarded a $650,000 federal Small Community Air Service grant to restore non-stop flights to Chicago-O'Hare International Airport.[9] On July 15, 2009, Mesaba Airlines petitioned the DOT for Essential Air Service subsidies to continue operating into Muskegon and seven other communities. Per DOT procedure, these cities were opened for bids by all interested carriers. For Muskegon, SkyWest Airlines submitted a bid to provide service to Chicago which required less than half the annual subsidy Mesaba wanted to continue service to Detroit. SkyWest was selected in November 2009, and began service on February 12, 2010, replacing Mesaba. SkyWest is under a two-year contract for the service.[10]
The airport hosted an air show called the Muskegon Air Fair until 2006. Due to budget deficits, the air fair was placed on hiatus for the summer of 2007, but had been reinstated during Muskegon's Summer Celebration. However, as of 2011[update], the air show was indefinitely canceled because of additional losses.
Facilities and aircraft
Muskegon County Airport covers an area of 1,200 acres (486 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 6/24 measuring 6,501 x 150 ft (1,982 x 46 m) and 14/32 measuring 6,100 x 150 ft (1,859 x 46 m).[2]
For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2010, the airport had 49,241 aircraft operations (down from 61,580 in 2008), an average of 135 per day: 93% general aviation, 5% air taxi, 1% military, and < 1% scheduled commercial. At that time there were 86 aircraft based at this airport: 62% single-engine, 26% multi-engine, 8% jet, 3% helicopter, and 1% military.[2]
Airlines and destinations
Airlines Destinations United Express operated by SkyWest Airlines Chicago-O'Hare Ground Transportation
- Car rental agencies are available at the airport.
- The Muskegon Area Transit System (MATS) route Harvey provides bus service to the airport.
FBOs
The airport is served by a fixed-base operator, Executive Air Transport. The FBO provides fuel and other pilot services.
Photo gallery
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The Terminal Building Interior
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The Executive Air Ramp
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FAA Airport Diagram
References
- ^ Passenger Boarding, FAA.gov
- ^ a b c AirportIQ gcr1.com, retrieved 2011-Jan-05
- ^ Airport History, co.muskegon.mi.us, retrieved 2009-Nov-18
- ^ Airline to Drop Service to Muskegon County Airport, Toledo Blade, October 10, 1979, retrieved 2009-Dec-14
- ^ Lupo, Lee. Muskegon County Airport receives grant to obtain jet service to Chicago, Muskegon Chronicle, mlive.com, September 08, 2008, retrieved 2011-Apr-26
- ^ Muskegon County Airport Receives International Award, MuskegonAirport.com, retrieved 2009-Dec-14
- ^ Snow Symposium Balchen/Post Award, snowsymposium.org, retrieved 2010-Feb-22
- ^ Gunn, Steve. Midwest Airlines drops Muskgon, Muskegon Chronicle, mlive.com, July 21, 2008, retrieved 2009-Dec-14
- ^ Mills, Jon. Muskegon Co. Airport to get new jet service to Chicago, wzzm13.com, October 19, 2009, retrieved 2009-Dec-14
- ^ Regulations.gov Docket DOT-OST-2009-0160, Regulations.gov, July 15, 2009, retrieved 2010-Jul-17
External links
- Official website
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective 20 October 2011
- FAA Terminal Procedures for MKG, effective 20 October 2011
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KMKG
- ASN accident history for MKG
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KMKG
- FAA current MKG delay information
Categories:- Airports in Michigan
- Transportation in Muskegon County, Michigan
- Works Progress Administration in Michigan
- Buildings and structures in Muskegon County, Michigan
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