Atlanta Municipal Airport is a public airport

Airport

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 located one mile (2 km) southeast of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Atlanta

Atlanta, Michigan

Atlanta is an unincorporated community in the U.S. state of Michigan, along the 45th parallel. It is a census-designated place for statistical purposes and does not have any legal status as an incorporated municipality. The population was 757 at the 2000 census...

, in Montmorency County

Montmorency County, Michigan

-Michigan State trunklines:* M-32* M-33-Michigan State trunkline business loops:* Business M-32 is short, disconnected route in the village of Hillman.-Montmorency County intercounty highways:* F-01* F-21-Demographics:...

, Michigan

Michigan

Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....

, United States

United States

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. The airport is owned by Briley Township

Briley Township, Michigan

Briley Township is a civil township of central Montmorency County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 2,029....

 and Avery Township

Avery Township, Michigan

Avery Township is a civil township of Montmorency County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 717.-Geography:...

. It is located at coordinates 44°59′47"N 84°07′37"W is accessible by road from Airport Road, located near M-32

M-32 (Michigan highway)

M-32 is a state trunkline highway in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is an east–west route running from M-66 in East Jordan to US Highway 23 in Alpena. It runs via Gaylord and Atlanta through forested terrain...

, and M-33

M-33 (Michigan highway)

M-33 is a north–south state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan that runs from Interstate 75 at Alger in Arenac County north to M-27 near Cheboygan. In between, the trunkline runs through rural sections of the northeastern Lower Peninsula including state and national forest areas...

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Facilities and aircraft

Atlanta Municipal Airport covers an area of 172 acres (69.6 ha) which contains two runway

Runway

According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...

s: 5/23 with an asphalt

Asphalt

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 surface measuring 3,000 by 60 feet (914 by 18 m) and 13/31 with a turf

Grass

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 surface measuring 3,223 by 100 feet (982 by 30 m). Runway 13/31 is closed from November through April, and also when snow-covered. The airport is staffed upon request.

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the general aviation

General aviation

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airport had 1,323 aircraft operations, an average of 110 per month. There are 11 single-engine aircraft based at this airport.