Evart Municipal Airport is a public

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located 1 mile (2 km) west of Evart in Osceola County,

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. It is included in the

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

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facility. The airport has generated controversy over the amount of tax money it receives as part of the

despite having so few flights, based aircraft, hangars, or employees. However, when the airport first applied for funding, the Michigan Department of Transportation said that the City of Evart had justified the need for funds to build out facilities such as hangars to attract more flights. The airport is home to a variety of non-aviation events such as car meets,

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, and annual

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fireworks shows.

Facilities and aircraft

The airport has one runway: runway 6/24 is 3804 x 75 ft (1129 x 23 m) and is asphalt. For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2020, there were 724 annual aircraft operations at the airport, an average of 2 per day, all

. For the same time period, there are 2 aircraft based on the field, both

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Transit

The airport is accessible by road from

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Accidents and incidents

*On April 14, 2015, a Socata TBM700 experienced a gear-up landing at Evart Municipal Airport. The aircraft had previously made two normal landings as part of a training exercise, but during the third landing, the

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was not extended at midfield. As the aircraft settled into ground effect for landing, both pilots aboard realized that the gear was not down and took action to go around, but the rear ventral strikes and a portion of the aft belly contacted the runway before descent could be reversed, and the propeller struck the runway. The aircraft continued a climbout and diverted to a nearby airport with a maintenance facility, where it landed without further incident. The probable cause of the incident was found to be the pilot's failure to follow the Before Landing checklist and to extend the landing gear as well as the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision, which resulted in a gear-up landing.

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* Airports in Michigan Buildings and structures in Osceola County, Michigan Transportation in Osceola County, Michigan {{Michigan-airport-stub

Facilities and aircraft

Transit

Accidents and incidents

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