Arnold Field is a privately owned, public-use
airport located two nautical miles (2.3 mi, 3.7 km) northeast of the
central business district
A central business district (CBD) is the commercial and business centre of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides with the "city ...
of
Croswell, a city in
Sanilac County
Sanilac County ( ) is a county located in the Thumb region of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 40,611. The county seat is Sandusky. The county was created on September 10, 1822, and was fully organized on ...
,
Michigan,
United States.
Facilities and aircraft
Arnold Field covers an area of at an
elevation of 784 feet (239 m) above
mean sea level. It has one
runway with a
turf surface: 18/36 is 2,570 by 140 feet (783 x 43 m). Runway 7/25 was a turf crosswind runway that is no longer in use.
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2021, the airport had 200
general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 17 per month. At that time there were 7 aircraft based at this airport: 6 single-
engine airplanes and 1
ultralight.
Accidents and incidents
* On September 3, 2021, a
Mooney M20K was destroyed when it impacted a pole, trees, and terrain after takeoff from the Arnold Field Airport. The pilot reported the engine's
turbocharger did not kick in and acceleration was slow as he started the takeoff roll, but he disregarded the issue because he was on a grass field and near max gross weight. The plane continued to underperform after going airborne, and while the pilot cleared trees nearby, he couldn't clear the power lines. The pilot tried aiming for a sliver in the tree line to land, but the right wing clipped a phone pole and the aircraft came down. The probable cause of the accident was found to be the pilot's failure to abort the takeoff.
See also
*
List of airports in Michigan
This is a list of airports in Michigan (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location. It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that ...
References
External links
Arnold Field (55G)at
Michigan DOT
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is a constitutional government principal department of the US state of Michigan. The primary purpose of MDOT is to maintain the Michigan State Trunkline Highway System which includes all Interstate ...
Airport Directory
Aerial photo as of 24 April 2000from
USGS ''
The National Map''
Airports in Michigan
Transportation in Sanilac County, Michigan
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