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2006 USGS photo. Willow Run Airport covers 2,392 acres (968 ha) and has two runways, a continuously staffed FAA control tower, and US Customs operations. [1] It is one of two facilities operated by the Wayne County Airport Authority, the other being Detroit Metropolitan Airport, which replaced Willow Run as the major commercial airport for the region starting in 1958.
The air show will be held at the Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti. When is the show? The air show will run Saturday and Sunday, with gates open to the public from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.
On December 11, 1984, a Piper PA-31 Navajo crashed at Oakland County Airport. [10] On July 4, 1987, a Beech S35 crashed at Oakland County Airport. [11] On January 10, 1988, a Fairchild SA226T Merlin crashed while operating at the airport. [12] On May 25, 1988, a Chappel Ratsrepus 30 crashed while operating at the airport.
USA Jet Airlines is an American cargo airline with its headquarters on the grounds of Willow Run Airport, and in Van Buren Township, Michigan. [2] [3] USA Jet operates on-demand air charter freight, and formerly passenger flights out of Willow Run Airport. [4] USA Jet Airlines is a division of Ascent Global Logistics (formerly Active Aero Group).
Recently renamed the "Festival of Flight," the Oakland County International Airport's open house and air show is set for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Aug. 15.
The Wayne County Airport Authority is a governmental entity that operates airports in Metro Detroit in the U.S. state of Michigan. The authority operates Detroit Metropolitan Airport and Willow Run Airport. [1] It has its headquarters in the 11050 Rogell Drive-Bldg 602, Detroit, MI 48242 at Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Romulus. [2]
The airfield, owned by the Wayne County Airport Authority since 2004, continues to operate as the Willow Run Airport and is primarily used for cargo and general aviation flights. The Yankee Air Museum resides on the airport grounds, occupying as of April 2013 a 47,000-square-foot (4,400 m 2 ) hangar and other properties.
The Detroit Region Aerotropolis (also referred to as the DRA, Detroit Aerotropolis or Michigan Aerotropolis) is a four-community, two-county public-private economic development partnership focused on driving corporate expansion and new investments around Wayne County Airport Authority's airports: Detroit Metropolitan Airport and Willow Run Airport. [1]