Grand Marais Airport (FAA LID: Y98) is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southeast of the central business district of Grand Marais, a community in Burt Township, Alger County, Michigan, United States. The airport is owned by Burt Township.[1]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Burt Township | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Grand Marais, Michigan | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 (-6) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (-5) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 838 ft / 255 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°37′15″N 085°55′08″W / 46.62083°N 85.91889°W | ||||||||||||||
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Facilities and aircraft
editGrand Marais Airport covers an area of 160 acres (65 ha) at an elevation of 838 feet (255 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways with turf surfaces: runway 5/23 measures 2,600 by 150 feet (792 x 46 m) and runway 14/32 measures 2,800 by 100 feet (853 x 30 m).[2]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2022, the airport had 75 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of just over 6 per month. For the same time period, there was 1 aircraft based at this airport, a single-engine airplane.[1][2]
The airport does not have a fixed-base operator, and there is no fuel available.[3]
Events
editIn mid June, the neighboring harbor at Grand Marais is the site for an annual sea plane fly-in hosted by the Grand Marais Pilots Association on behalf of the National Seaplane Pilots Association.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for Y98 PDF, effective Jul 25, 2020.
- ^ a b "AirNav: Y98 - Grand Marais Airport". www.airnav.com. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ^ "Grand Marais Airport Overview and FBOs (Grand Marais, MI) [Y98]". FlightAware. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ^ 11th Annual SPLASH-IN on the BAY, JUNE 17 through 19, 2011, Grand Marais Chamber of Commerce. Archived 2011-10-03 at the Wayback Machine
External links
edit- Aerial photo as of 6 May 1993 from USGS The National Map
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for Y98
- AirNav airport information for Y98
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for Y98