Houghton County Memorial Airport
Houghton County Memorial Airport (IATA: CMX, ICAO: KCMX, FAA LID: CMX) is a county-owned public-use airport located four nautical miles (5 mi, 7 km) southwest of the central business district of Calumet, a village in Houghton County, Michigan, United States.[1] The airport is situated in the unincorporated community of Oneco in Franklin Township, near the village of Calumet on the Keweenaw Peninsula in northwest of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. A limited scheduled commercial service is available, subsidized by the Essential Air Service program. In addition, Royale Air Service provides a seaplane service to Isle Royale National Park depending on traveler demand.
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | Houghton County | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Hancock / Houghton (also Calumet, Laurium and Lake Linden) | ||||||||||||||
Location | Oneco, Michigan | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,095 ft / 334 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 47°10′06″N 088°29′21″W | ||||||||||||||
Website | houghtoncounty.org | ||||||||||||||
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It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a non-hub primary commercial service facility.[4]
Facilities and aircraft
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Houghton County Memorial Airport covers an area of 1,996 acres (808 ha) at an elevation of 1,095 feet (334 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 13/31 is 6,500 by 150 feet (1,981 x 46 m) and 7/25 is 5,201 by 100 feet (1,585 x 30 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2018, the airport had 16,054 aircraft operations, an average of 44 per day: 68% were general aviation, 19% scheduled commercial, 13% air taxi and less than 1% military. In July 2020, there were 27 aircraft based at this airport: 26 single-engine and 1 multi-engine.[5]
Airline and destination
Passenger
Airlines | Destinations |
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United Express | Chicago–O'Hare |
Statistics
Carrier | Passengers (arriving and departing) |
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SkyWest | 49,830(100.00%) |
Rank | Destination | Airport | Passengers |
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1 | Chicago, IL | O'Hare International (ORD) | 25,240 |
Cargo operations
Airlines | Destinations |
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FedEx Feeder | Milwaukee |
References
- FAA Airport Master Record for CMX (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. effective July 16, 2020.
- Houghton County Memorial Airport, official website
- Michigan Department of Transportation. Measures of Michigan Air Carrier Demand Archived 2013-01-29 at the Wayback Machine, Michigan.gov, Retrieved January 9, 2013
- "List of NPIAS Airports" (PDF). FAA.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- http://www.airnav.com/airports/kcmx
- "Hancock/Houghton, MI: Houghton County Memorial (CMX)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. February 2020. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
Other sources
- Essential Air Service documents (Docket OST-2009-0160) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
- Ninety-day notice (July 15, 2009): from Mesaba Aviation, Inc. of its intent to discontinue unsubsidized scheduled air service at the following communities, effective October 12, 2009: Paducah, KY; Alpena, MI; Muskegon, MI; Hancock, MI; Sault Ste. Marie, MI; International Falls, MN; Tupelo, MS and Eau Claire, WI.
- Essential Air Service documents (Docket OST-2009-0302) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
- Memorandum (November 19, 2009): closing out docket DOT-2009-0160 and opening up eight new dockets for the various communities (Alpena, MI; Eau Claire, WI; Hancock/Houghton, MI; International Falls, MN; Muskegon, MI; Paducah, KY; Sault Ste. Marie, MI; Tupelo, MS).
- Order 2009-10-8 (October 16, 2009): selecting SkyWest Airlines, Inc., d/b/a United Express, to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) at Hancock/Houghton and Muskegon, Michigan, Paducah, Kentucky, and Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
- Order 2012-1-24 (January 26, 2012): tentatively re-selecting SkyWest Airlines, Inc. to provide Essential Air Service (EAS) with subsidy rates as follows: Eau Claire, Wisconsin, $1,733,576; Hancock/Houghton, Michigan, $934,156; Muskegon, Michigan, $1,576,067; and Paducah, Kentucky, $1,710,775.
- Order 2012-2-2 (February 1, 2012): makes final the selection of SkyWest Airlines, Inc., to provide Essential Air Service at Eau Claire, Wisconsin; Hancock/Houghton, Michigan; and Paducah, Kentucky (at Muskegon, the selection of SkyWest was not finalized at this time).
- Order 2013-10-8 (October 21, 2013): reselecting Delta Air Lines, Inc., to provide Essential Air Service (EAS) at Pellston and Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan; and SkyWest Airlines, at Paducah, Kentucky; Hancock/Houghton, and Muskegon, Michigan; and Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The Order also tentatively reselects American Airlines, at Watertown, New York. Hancock/Houghton, Michigan: Docket 2009-0302; Effective Period: January 1, 2014, through January 31, 2016; Service: Fourteen (14) nonstop round trips per week to Chicago O'Hare (ORD); Aircraft Type: CRJ-200; Annual Subsidy: $690,976.
External links
- Official website
- Royale Air Service
- Aerial image as of April 1998 from USGS The National Map
- "Houghton County Memorial Airport" (PDF). at Michigan Airport Directory
- FAA Terminal Procedures for CMX, effective August 13, 2020
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for CMX
- AirNav airport information for KCMX
- ASN accident history for CMX
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures