Alpena County Regional Airport | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | County of Alpena | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Alpena, Michigan | ||||||||||||||
Location | Maple Ridge Township/ Wilson Township | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 690 ft / 210 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 45°04′41″N 083°33′37″W / 45.07806°N 83.56028°W | ||||||||||||||
Website | AlpenaAirport.com | ||||||||||||||
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Alpena County Regional Airport (IATA: APN, ICAO: KAPN, FAA LID: APN) is a county-owned, public-use, joint civil-military airport in Alpena County, Michigan, United States.[1] The airport is located six nautical miles (7 mi, 11 km) west of the central business district of Alpena,[1] off of M-32 . It straddles the boundary between Maple Ridge Township on the north and Wilson Township on the south. It is mostly used for general aviation, but is also served by one commercial airline, an affiliate of Delta Connection, with freight services provided by an affiliate of FedEx Feeder
It is said to be the "Proud home of Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center," the host unit of the Michigan Air National Guard's Alpena Air National Guard Base.[3]
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 7,519 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[4] 7,638 enplanements in 2009, and 8,737 in 2010.[5] It is included in the FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a non-hub primary commercial service facility.[6]
The airport regularly hosts airshows and aircraft displays of antique aircraft. Aircraft like the B-29 Superfortress and the B-24 Liberator have made stops at the airport for access by the public.[7]