Welke Airport

Welke Airport
Summary
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 / 45.72111; -85.52028Coordinates: 45°43′16″N 085°31′13″W / 45.72111°N 85.52028°W / 45.72111; -85.52028
Map
6Y8
Location of airport in Michigan
6Y8
6Y8 (the US)
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

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.

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

Accidents and incidents

  • On September 1, 1995, a pilot and his passenger sustained minor injurie 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. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for 6Y8 (Form 5010 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
  • Island Airways
  • "Welke Airport (6Y8)" (PDF).  (37.4 KB) at Michigan Airport Directory
  • Aerial image as of May 1999 from USGS The National Map
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