Hillsdale Municipal Airport
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Hillsdale Municipal Airport is a public use airport
located three nautical miles (6 km) east of the central business district
of Hillsdale
, in Hillsdale County
, Michigan
, United States
. The airport is accessible by road from Entrance Road and is located near M-99
.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier
for the FAA
and IATA
, this airport is assigned JYM by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.
of 1,182 feet (360 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
designated 10/28 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,000 by 100 feet (1,524 x 30 m).
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2007, the airport had 4,400 general aviation
aircraft operations, an average of 12 per day. At that time there were 11 aircraft based at this airport, all single-engine
.
The airport is staffed daily November through March from 8AM until 6PM, and daily April through October from 8AM until 9PM.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located three nautical miles (6 km) east 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 Hillsdale
Hillsdale, Michigan
Hillsdale is a city in the state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 8,305. It is the county seat of Hillsdale County, and is run as a council-manager government....
, in Hillsdale County
Hillsdale County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 46,527 people, 17,335 households, and 12,550 families residing in the county. The population density was 78 people per square mile . There were 20,189 housing units at an average density of 34 per square mile...
, 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
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The airport is accessible by road from Entrance Road and is located near M-99
M-99 (Michigan highway)
M-99 is a state highway in the Lower Peninsula of the US state of Michigan. It runs from the Ohio state border, where it connects to SR 15, north to Lansing where it terminates at a junction with I-496...
.
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
The Federal Aviation Administration is the national aviation authority of the United States. An agency of the United States Department of Transportation, it has authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S...
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...
, this airport is assigned JYM by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.
Facilities and aircraft
Hillsdale Municipal Airport covers an area of 283 acres (114.5 ha) at an elevationElevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 1,182 feet (360 m) above mean sea level. It has one 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...
designated 10/28 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,000 by 100 feet (1,524 x 30 m).
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2007, the airport had 4,400 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 12 per day. At that time there were 11 aircraft based at this airport, all single-engine
Aircraft engine
An aircraft engine is the component of the propulsion system for an aircraft that generates mechanical power. Aircraft engines are almost always either lightweight piston engines or gas turbines...
.
The airport is staffed daily November through March from 8AM until 6PM, and daily April through October from 8AM until 9PM.
External links
at Michigan Airport Directory- Aerial photo as of 23 April 1998 from USGS The National Map