Welke Airport

Welke Airport (FAA LID: 6Y8) is a privately owned public use airport located on Beaver Island in Charlevoix County, Michigan, United States.[1] Scheduled passenger service to Charlevoix Municipal Airport in Charlevoix, Michigan is provided by Island Airways.

Welke Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerPaul Welke
ServesBeaver Island, Michigan
Elevation AMSL664 ft / 202 m
Coordinates45°43′16″N 085°31′13″W
Map
6Y8
Location of airport in Michigan
6Y8
6Y8 (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
9/27 2,512 766 Asphalt
17/35 3,500 1,067 Turf
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2015)23,450
Based aircraft (2017)12

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 16,542 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[2] 11,976 enplanements in 2009, and 13,558 in 2010.[3]

Facilities and aircraft

Welke Airport covers an area of 200 acres (81 ha) at an elevation of 664 feet (202 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 9/27 is 2,512 by 30 feet (766 x 9 m) with an asphalt surface and 17/35 is 3,500 by 140 feet (1,067 x 43 m) with a turf surface.[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2015, the airport had 23,450 aircraft operations, an average of 64 per day: 78% general aviation and 22% air taxi. At that time there were 12 aircraft based at this airport: 10 single-engine and 2 multi-engine.[1]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger
AirlinesDestinations
Island Airways Charlevoix
Charter: Mackinac Island

Accidents and incidents
  • On September 1, 1995, a pilot and his passenger sustained minor injury after a Grumman AA-5, registration #N952BL, belonging to a small airline named Conrad Aero, crashed during go-around, attempting to land at Welke Airport. The airplane impacted terrain as it tried to land and was destroyed.[4]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for 6Y8 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 27, 2017.
  2. "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009. External link in |work= (help)
  3. "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011. External link in |work= (help)
  4. http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=133081
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