Luce County Airport is a county-owned public-use

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located three miles southeast of the

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, a city in Luce County,

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(FAA)

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for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a basic

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facility.

Facilities and aircraft

Luce County Airport covers an area of and has two

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s: designated 11/29 with a 4,304 x 75 ft (1,312 x 23 m)

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surface and 4/22 with a 2,856 x 150 ft (871 x 46 m)

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surface. For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2015, the airport had 2,480 aircraft operations, an average of 48 per week: 100%

. In March 2017, there were 12 aircraft based at this airport: 11 single-engine and 1 helicopter.

References

External links

* Airports in Michigan Buildings and structures in Luce County, Michigan Transportation in Luce County, Michigan Airports in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan {{Michigan-airport-stub