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Welke Airport (FAA LID: 6Y8) is a privately-owned, public use airport located on Beaver Island in Charlevoix County, Michigan, United States. [1] Scheduled passenger service to Charlevoix Municipal Airport in Charlevoix, Michigan, is provided by Island Airways.
In 2001, Welke was instrumental in the location and rescue of a family that had been on a charter flight that crashed on approach to Beaver Island. [3] In 2013, the Michigan Aeronautics Commission gave Welke an award in recognition of Island Airway's long history of service. [4]
Beaver Island Airport covers an area of 130 acres (53 ha) at an elevation of 670 feet (200 m) above mean sea level.It has three runways: 9/27 has an asphalt pavement measuring 4,299 by 75 feet (1,310 m × 23 m); 14/32 and 5/23 have turf surfaces measuring 3,278 by 120 feet (999 m × 37 m) and 2,054 by 120 feet (626 m × 37 m) respectively. [1]
Charlevoix serves as the main access point for Beaver Island, the largest island in Lake Michigan, which can be accessed by Island Airways or carferry. The population of Charlevoix was 2,348 at the 2020 census. Charlevoix is mostly surrounded by Charlevoix Township, but the two are administered autonomously.
It is mostly used for general aviation, but also offers passenger service to Beaver Island via Island Airways and Fresh Air Aviation. [3] As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 17,854 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, [4] 15,427 enplanements in 2009, and 14,966 in 2010. [5]
The following is a list of defunct airlines of the United States.However, some of these airlines have ceased operations completely, changed identities and/or FAA certificates and are still operating under a different name (e.g. America West Airlines changed to use the identity of US Airways in 2005 – which itself also changed identity to American Airlines in 2015).
Island Air may refer to: Island Air (Hawaii), a former commuter airline in Hawaii, US; Island Air (Cayman Islands) Island Airlines, an air shuttle between Nantucket and mainland Cape Cod as well as additional service in the northeast US; Island Airways, an air shuttle between Charlevoix and Beaver Island, Michigan, US
Beaver Island is an island in Lake Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. At 55.8 sq mi (145 km 2), it is the largest island in Lake Michigan and the third largest island in Michigan after Isle Royale and Drummond Island. The island is located approximately 32 miles (51 km) from the city of Charlevoix.