Grosse Ile Municipal Airport
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Grosse Ile Municipal Airport is a public airport
located two miles (3 km) south of the central business district
of Grosse Ile, in Wayne County
, Michigan
, United States
. It is owned by the Township of Grosse Ile.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier
for the FAA
and IATA
, Grosse Ile Municipal Airport is assigned ONZ by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.
used the hangars to build his Towle TA-3
diesel powered amphibian. The base operated until 1969, when it was closed and turned over to the Township in 1971 for operation as a general aviation airport. A memorial garden sits directly behind Township Hall, the former Hangar One, to honor all the men and women who served in the armed forces at the Naval Air Station Grosse Ile
.
The airport taxiways are now going through a major renovation that should be completed next year.
Grosse Ile Municipal Airport covers an area of 607 acres (245.6 ha) which contains two concrete
paved runway
s: 4/22 measuring 4,846 x 100 ft (1,477 x 30 m) and 17/35 measuring 4,425 x 75 ft (1,349 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 52,820 general aviation
aircraft operations, an average of 144 per day.
The airport is accessible by taking Jefferson Street to the Grosse Ile Parkway and turning right onto Meridian Road. Continue on Meridian Road and turn right onto Groh Road. Watch for the Township Hall sign on the left (about 200-250 yards), which marks the entrance drive to the parking lot. The airport offices are on the second floor.
Airport
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located two miles (3 km) south of the central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
of Grosse Ile, in Wayne County
Wayne County, Michigan
-History:Wayne County was one of the first counties formed when the Northwest Territory was organized. It was named for the American general "Mad Anthony" Wayne. It originally encompassed the entire area of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, as well as small sections that are now part of northern...
, Michigan
Michigan
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, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is owned by the Township of Grosse Ile.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier
Location identifier
A location identifier is a symbolic representation for the name and the location of an airport, navigation aid, or weather station, and is used for manned air traffic control facilities in air traffic control, telecommunications, computer programming, weather reports, and related services.-ICAO...
for the FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
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and IATA
International Air Transport Association
The International Air Transport Association is an international industry trade group of airlines headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where the International Civil Aviation Organization is also headquartered. The executive offices are at the Geneva Airport in SwitzerlandIATA's mission is to...
, Grosse Ile Municipal Airport is assigned ONZ by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.
History
In 1929, the U.S. Navy Air Station opened as a training school, seaplane base and dirigible hangar. In 1930, Thomas TowleThomas Towle (engineer)
Thomas Towle was an American aircraft designer in charge of developing the Ford Trimotor.- Early life :Towle was raised in Dayton, Ohio and graduated Yale university in 1920...
used the hangars to build his Towle TA-3
Towle TA-3
-External links:* Images of the Towle TA-3 , ,...
diesel powered amphibian. The base operated until 1969, when it was closed and turned over to the Township in 1971 for operation as a general aviation airport. A memorial garden sits directly behind Township Hall, the former Hangar One, to honor all the men and women who served in the armed forces at the Naval Air Station Grosse Ile
Naval Air Station Grosse Ile
Naval Air Station Grosse Ile was a Naval air station located on the southern tip of Grosse Ile, Michigan. It operated from 1927 until late 1969, and is now a township airport. During World War II NASGI was one of the largest primary flight training stations for Naval aviators, and RAF pilots...
.
The airport taxiways are now going through a major renovation that should be completed next year.
Facilities and aircraft
Concrete
Concrete is a composite construction material, composed of cement and other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate , water and chemical admixtures.The word concrete comes from the Latin word...
paved 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: 4/22 measuring 4,846 x 100 ft (1,477 x 30 m) and 17/35 measuring 4,425 x 75 ft (1,349 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 52,820 general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
aircraft operations, an average of 144 per day.
The airport is accessible by taking Jefferson Street to the Grosse Ile Parkway and turning right onto Meridian Road. Continue on Meridian Road and turn right onto Groh Road. Watch for the Township Hall sign on the left (about 200-250 yards), which marks the entrance drive to the parking lot. The airport offices are on the second floor.