Port Lansing is a

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Port of Entry located at

Capital Region International Airport Capital Region International Airport , formerly Lansing Capital City Airport, is a public, Class C airport located northwest of downtown Lansing in a portion of DeWitt Township, Michigan that has been annexed to the City of Lansing via Pub ...

in DeWitt Township, adjacent to Lansing, Michigan. The Port allows passengers and cargo to clear customs through a

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Federal Inspection Station.

History

Capital Region International Airport received U.S. Port of Entry status in January 2008. The name ''Port Lansing'' reflects this designation. By June a

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Inspection Station was established at the airport. The interim facility, near the west end of the

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, could accommodate corporate and

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aircraft of up to 20 passengers per flight. In May 2009 a permanent $4.3 million inspection station opened at the east end of the terminal in space formerly used by

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for ticketing and check-in operations. The new station is capable of processing 200 passengers per hour. To promote increased international

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in and around the airport, Foreign Trade Zone No. 275 was activated, effective August 21, 2009. The Foreign Trade Zone, designated by the

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and

, is one of seven in

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. The trade zone includes of property near the airport terminal and

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s. The trade zone allows goods to be delivered there

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— with reduced, deferred, or eliminated customs fees — providing a competitive advantage to companies doing business within the trade zone. According to the

Capital Region Airport Authority Capital Region International Airport , formerly Lansing Capital City Airport, is a public, Class C airport located northwest of downtown Lansing in a portion of DeWitt Township, Michigan that has been annexed to the City of Lansing via Pub ...

, the airport has over of land available for immediate development and for future development. In October 2010, Capital Region International Airport received a $1.1 million federal

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grant to support infrastructure construction around the airport's

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and nearby corporate

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s. Improvements include the extension of water lines, the installation of water and storm sewer lines, and access road upgrades. In November 2010, the foreign trade zone was expanded to eight Michigan counties including Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot, Ingham,

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, Livingston, Shiawassee, and most of

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county. Companies in those eight counties can clear customs in Lansing, store freight in their own county, while utilizing tax incentives. The first international cargo shipment arrived through Port Lansing in May 2011. Port Lansing Global Logistics Center - LAN airport

Port Lansing Global Logistics Center - LAN airport

In January 2011, the airport, city of Lansing, and DeWitt Township announced a partnership with the goal of establishing an

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, designed to encourage economic development within of the airport. The plan includes a 50-year

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land, tax, and services agreement between the city and township. In December 2011 the airport, city, and township received Next Michigan Development Corporation — or

— designation from the Michigan

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Strategic Fund board. The Port Lansing Global

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, a $6 million cargo warehouse and

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facility, opened in October 2012. The logistics center, located in a commerce park at the southeast end of the airport, functions as a freight consolidation center, foreign trade zone, and an import/export

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. In March 2013, EMO Trans Customized Global Logistics opened a logistics office and warehouse operation at the logistics center. The operation is the region's first

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and

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. In November 2013, Niowave, Inc. announced plans to build a $202 million

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and

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production facility in the Next Michigan Development zone at the airport.

Transportation

* Capital Region International Airport has three runways, the longest of which is long. * Port Lansing is accessible by road from Grand River Avenue to the south (main entrance), Airport Road from the west, and DeWitt Road from the east. The Port is close to freeways

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(exits 84, 85),

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(exit 90), I-496 (exit 3), and US 127 (exit 82B). From downtown Lansing, drivers can follow westbound Business Loop I-96 (BL I-96) to the Port and airport. * CATA Bus Route 14 runs between Port Lansing and downtown Lansing. To get to

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or the Michigan State University campus, riders may transfer from the Lansing downtown end of Route 14 onto Route 1, Route 4, or Route 15. * The

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is located at the south end of the airport. The railway runs from Grand Rapids to

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References

External links

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Port Lansing
at ''Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce''
Foreign Trade Zone No. 275
at ''Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce''
Capital Region International Airport Lansing
at

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History

Transportation

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