Charlevoix Municipal Airport

Charlevoix Municipal Airport
Aerial view, September 2007
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Charlevoix
Serves Charlevoix, Michigan
Elevation AMSL 669 ft / 204 m
Coordinates 45°18′17″N 085°16′31″W / 45.30472°N 85.27528°W / 45.30472; -85.27528Coordinates: 45°18′17″N 085°16′31″W / 45.30472°N 85.27528°W / 45.30472; -85.27528
Website cityofcharlevoix.org/...
Map
CVX
Location of airport in Michigan
CVX
CVX (the US)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 1,280 390 Turf
9/27 4,550 1,387 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Total enplanements 16,852 Increase 13%
Aircraft operations (2010) 30,000
Based aircraft (2010) 14

Charlevoix Municipal Airport (ICAO: KCVX, FAA LID: CVX) is a city-owned, public-use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) southwest of the central business district of Charlevoix, a city in Charlevoix County, Michigan, United States.[1] It is mostly used for general aviation, but also offers passenger service to Beaver Island via Island Airways and Fresh Air Aviation.[3]

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 17,854 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[4] 15,427 enplanements in 2009, and 14,966 in 2010.[5] It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a non primary commercial service facility.[6]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Charlevoix Municipal Airport is assigned CVX by the FAA[1] but has no designation from the IATA.[7]

Facilities and aircraft

Airport sign

Charlevoix Municipal Airport covers an area of 185 acres (75 ha) at an elevation of 669 feet (204 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 9/27 is 4,550 by 75 feet (1,387 x 23 m) with an asphalt surface and 4/22 is 1,280 by 200 feet (390 x 61 m) with a turf surface.[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2010, the airport had 30,000 aircraft operations, an average of 82 per day: 58% general aviation, 40% air taxi, and 2% military. At that time there were 14 aircraft based at this airport: 50% single-engine and 50% multi-engine.[1]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Island Airways Beaver Island (6Y8) [8]
Fresh Air Aviation Beaver Island (SJK) [9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 FAA Airport Master Record for CVX (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 5, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Enplanements for CY 2011" (PDF, 298 KB). CY 2011 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 29, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Charlevoix Municipal Airport". City of Charlevoix. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
  6. ↑ "List of NPIAS Airports" (PDF). FAA.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "Charlevoix Municipal Airport (ICAO: KCVX, FAA: CVX, IATA: none)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
  8. ↑ Island Airways
  9. ↑ Fresh Air Aviation
  • Charlevoix Municipal Airport at City of Charlevoix website
  • "Charlevoix Municipal (CVX)" (PDF).  (68.8 KB) at Michigan Airport Directory
  • Aerial image as of April 1999 from USGS The National Map
  • FAA Terminal Procedures for CVX, effective October 11, 2018
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