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.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Paul Welke | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Beaver Island, Michigan | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 664 ft / 202 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°43′16″N 085°31′13″W / 45.72111°N 85.52028°W | ||||||||||||||
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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
editWelke 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 m × 9 m) with an asphalt surface and 17/35 is 3,500 by 140 feet (1,067 m × 43 m) with a turf surface.[1]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2019, the airport had 13,000 aircraft operations, an average of 36 per day: 42% general aviation and 58% air taxi. At that time there were 19 aircraft based at this airport: 12 single-engine, 6 multi-engine and 1 helicopter.[1][4]
Island Airways operates an FBO at the airport. It offers services such as general maintenance, hangars, and courtesy cars.[5]
Airlines and destinations
editPassenger
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Island Airways | Charlevoix Charter: Mackinac Island |
Accidents and incidents
edit- On September 1, 1995, a pilot and his passenger sustained minor injury after a Grumman AA-5 belonging to a small airline named Conrad Aero crashed during an attempted go-around at Welke Airport. The airplane impacted terrain and was destroyed.[6]
- On November 14, 2021, a Britten-Norman BN-2A operated by Island Airways, crashed at Welke, killing four of the five passengers aboard. The only survivor, an 11-year-old girl, was taken to a hospital in Petoskey.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for 6Y8 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
- ^ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
- ^ "AirNav: 6Y8 — Welke Airport". AirNav.com. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
- ^ "Island Airways". FlightAware. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
- ^ "Accident Grumman American AA-5 Traveler N9528L, 01 Sep 1995".
- ^ "NTSB releases preliminary findings in Beaver Island plane crash". Up North Live. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
External links
edit- Island Airways
- "Welke Airport (6Y8)" (PDF). (37.4 KB) at Michigan Airport Directory
- Aerial image as of May 1999 from USGS The National Map
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for 6Y8
- AirNav airport information for 6Y8
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 6Y8