Lowell City Airport is a city-owned public-use airport

Airport

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

Central business district

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 of Lowell

Lowell, Michigan

Lowell is a city in Kent County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 4,013. The city is in the northern portion of Lowell Township, but is politically independent...

, a city in Kent County

Kent County, Michigan

-Air Service:*Commercial air service to Grand Rapids is provided by Gerald R. Ford International Airport . Previously named Kent County International Airport, it holds Grand Rapids' mark in modern history with the United States' first regularly scheduled airline service, beginning July 31, 1926,...

, Michigan

Michigan

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, United States

United States

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Facilities and aircraft

Lowell City Airport covers an area of 72 acres (29.1 ha) which contains one asphalt

Asphalt

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 paved runway (12/30) measuring 2,394 x 48 ft (730 x 15 m), and two turf

Grass

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 runways: 6/24 measuring 2,700 x 100 ft (823 x 30 m) and 15/33 measuring 1,940 x 100 ft (591 x 30 m).

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had an average of 48 operations per week. At that time there were 18 aircraft based at this airport: 100% single-engine

Aircraft engine

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External links

at Michigan Airport Directory

• Airport Board Minutes & Agendas at City of Lowell web site