Dalton Airport (Michigan)

Dalton Airport (FAA LID: 3DA) is a privately owned, public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) east of the central business district of Flushing, in Genesee County, Michigan, United States.[1] It is named after its founder Edwin P. Dalton who opened it in 1946 on former site of the Marsa farm.[2]

Dalton Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerDalton Airport Association
ServesFlushing, Michigan
Elevation AMSL733 ft / 223 m
Coordinates43°03′09″N 083°48′18″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 2,510 765 Asphalt
9/27 1,633 498 Turf
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations13,328
Based aircraft74

Facilities and aircraft

Dalton Airport covers an area of 88 acres (36 ha) at an elevation of 733 feet (223 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 18/36 is 2,510 by 50 feet (765 x 15 m) with an asphalt surface; 9/27 is 1,633 by 130 feet (498 x 40 m) with a turf surface which is closed from October through March.[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2010, the airport had 13,328 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 36 per day. At that time there were 74 aircraft based at this airport: 96% single-engine, 1% helicopter, and 3% ultralight.[1]

References
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for 3DA (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 5, 2012.
  2. Flushing Sesquicentennial History Volume 1. Flushing Michigan: Flushing Area Historical Society. 1985. p. 128.


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