Johnson Field (Michigan)
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Johnson Field is a privately-owned public-use airport
located one nautical mile (1.85 km) northeast of the central business district
of Smiths Creek, in St. Clair County
, Michigan
, United States
.
of 630 feet (192 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
designated 7/25 with a turf
surface measuring 2,530 by 60 feet (771 x 18 m).
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 one nautical mile (1.85 km) northeast of the central business district
Central business district
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of Smiths Creek, in St. Clair County
St. Clair County, Michigan
-Interstates:* I-69 enters the county from the west, coming from Lansing and Flint, terminating at the approach to the Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron....
, 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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.
Facilities
Johnson Field covers an area of 6 acres (2.4 ha) at an elevationElevation
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of 630 feet (192 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 7/25 with a turf
Grass
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surface measuring 2,530 by 60 feet (771 x 18 m).
External links
from Michigan DOT- Aerial image as of 24 April 2000 from USGS The National Map