Boyne City Municipal Airport is a public use airport located in the city limits of

Boyne City, Michigan Boyne City () is a city in Charlevoix County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,816 at the 2020 census. The city is located at the southeastern end of Lake Charlevoix where Boyne River drains into the lake. History The area ...

. The airport is publicly owned by the City of Boyne City. It is four nautical miles southeast of the

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Facilities & Aircraft

The airport has one runway: runway 9/27 is 4001 x 75 ft (1220 x 23 m) and made of asphalt. An FBO is available at the airport. Amenities include a lounge, courtesy car, and fuel. For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2017, the airport had 25 aircraft operations per day, or just over 9,000 per year, all of which was general aviation. For the same time period, there were 15 aircraft based on the field: 13

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s – 12 single-engine and 1 multi-engine – and 2

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Accidents & Incidents

*On July 16, 2011, a Taylorcraft DCO-65 crashed after departing from Boyne City Municipal on a local flight. Witnesses reported nothing out of the ordinary before the crash. The cause of the crash was found to be the pilot's failure to maintain control while maneuvering at low altitudes leading to a stall/spin and impacting terrain. The sole pilot onboard was killed. *On January 6, 2014, a Mooney M20R crashed after takeoff from Boyne City Municipal Airport. Two people on board were killed. The cause of the crash was thought to be loss of control as the pilot was attempting to return to the airport after taking off in a snow storm. *On November 15, 2021, a

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crashed while on approach to Boyne City from

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. The pilot and passenger onboard died. Radar data from the flight showed groundspeed slow from 129 to 88 knots.

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