- Chippewa County International Airport
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Chippewa County International Airport 
2006 USGS photo IATA: CIU – ICAO: KCIU – FAA LID: CIU Summary Airport type Public Owner Chippewa County EDC Serves Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Elevation AMSL 800 ft / 244 m Coordinates 46°15′03″N 84°28′21″W / 46.25083°N 84.4725°WCoordinates: 46°15′03″N 84°28′21″W / 46.25083°N 84.4725°W Website Map Location of the airport in Michigan
CIURunways Direction Length Surface ft m 16/34 7,200 2,195 Concrete 9/27 4,999 1,524 Asphalt Statistics (2007) Aircraft operations 2,403 Based aircraft 20 Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] Chippewa County International Airport (IATA: CIU, ICAO: KCIU, FAA LID: CIU) is a public use airport in Chippewa County, Michigan, United States. It is located 15 nautical miles (28 km) south of the central business district of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. The airport is owned by the Chippewa County Economic Development Corporation.[1] It was formerly the Kincheloe Air Force Base.
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Facilities and aircraft
Chippewa County International Airport covers an area of 1,850 acres (750 ha) at an elevation of 800 feet (244 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 16/34 is 7,200 by 200 feet (2,195 x 61 m) with a concrete surface; 9/27 is 4,999 by 75 feet (1,524 x 23 m) with an asphalt surface.[1]
The airport opened a new passenger terminal in September 2002. The airport is used mostly for general aviation but is served by one commercial airline. UNICOM is utilized as a common traffic advisory frequency (CTAF) on 123.00mhz, since the original USAF air traffic control tower is unmanned and non-operational. Runway 16/34 has a displaced threshold and was originally 12,000 feet (3,700 m) in length in order to accommodate B-52 and KC-135 aircraft when the airport was an operational Strategic Air Command base. However, 4,800 feet (1,500 m) of the runway has not been maintained and is no longer suitable for takeoffs or landings.
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2007, the airport had 2,403 aircraft operations, an average of 200 per month: 61% scheduled commercial, 29% general aviation, 8% air taxi and 2% military. At that time there were 20 aircraft based at this airport: 70% single-engine and 30% multi-engine.[1]
Airlines and destinations
Airlines Destinations Delta Connection operated by Pinnacle Airlines Detroit References
External links
- Official website
- Aerial photo as of 28 April 1998 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective 20 October 2011
- FAA Terminal Procedures for CIU, effective 20 October 2011
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KCIU
- ASN accident history for CIU
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures for KCIU
Categories:- Airports in Michigan
- Buildings and structures in Chippewa County, Michigan
- Transportation in Chippewa County, Michigan
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