Welke Airport
Airport in Michigan, United States
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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.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Paul Welke | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Beaver Island, Michigan | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 664 ft / 202 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°43′16″N 085°31′13″W | ||||||||||||||
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  6Y8 Location of airport in Michigan | |||||||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||||||
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 16,542 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[2] 11,976 enplanements in 2009, and 13,558 in 2010.[3]
Facilities and aircraft
Welke Airport covers an area of 200 acres (81 ha) at an elevation of 664 feet (202 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 9/27 is 2,512 by 30 feet (766 m × 9 m) with an asphalt surface and 17/35 is 3,500 by 140 feet (1,067 m × 43 m) with a turf surface.[1]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2019, the airport had 13,000 aircraft operations, an average of 36 per day: 42% general aviation and 58% air taxi. At that time there were 19 aircraft based at this airport: 12 single-engine, 6 multi-engine and 1 helicopter.[1][4]
Island Airways operates an FBO at the airport. It offers services such as general maintenance, hangars, and courtesy cars.[5]
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Island Airways | Charlevoix Charter: Mackinac Island |
Accidents and incidents
- On September 1, 1995, a pilot and his passenger sustained minor injury after a Grumman AA-5 belonging to a small airline named Conrad Aero crashed during an attempted go-around at Welke Airport. The airplane impacted terrain and was destroyed.[6]
- On November 14, 2021, a Britten-Norman BN-2A operated by Island Airways, crashed at Welke, killing four of the five passengers aboard. The only survivor, an 11-year-old girl, was taken to a hospital in Petoskey.[7]