Cherry Capital Airport

Cherry Capital Airport
Cherry Capital Airport terminal
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerNorthwest Regional Airport Authority
ServesTraverse City, Michigan
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (-5)
Elevation AMSL624 ft / 190 m
Coordinates44°44′30″N 085°34′56″W / 44.74167°N 85.58222°W / 44.74167; -85.58222
Websitewww.tvcairport.com
Maps
FAA airport diagram
FAA airport diagram
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 7,016 2,138 Asphalt
18/36 5,378 1,639 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Total passengers602,626
Aircraft operations84,773

Cherry Capital Airport (IATA: TVC, ICAO: KTVC, FAA LID: TVC) is a commercial and general aviation airport located in Traverse City, Michigan, United States. The airport is located two nautical miles (2.3 mi; 3.7 km) southeast of the central business district of Traverse City. The airport is categorized by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as a non-hub primary commercial service facility.[2]

Cherry Capital Airport is the third-busiest airport in Michigan, after those of Detroit and Grand Rapids. It is the largest and busiest airport in Northern Michigan, with 700,699 total passengers in 2023.[3] The airport is owned and operated by the Northwest Regional Airport Authority, which was created in 2022.[4] Previously, the airport was jointly owned and operated by Grand Traverse and Leelanau counties.

The airport is home to U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City, which has been operational since 1946.

  1. ^ "Measures of Michigan Air Carrier Demand". Michigan Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  2. ^ "List of NPIAS Airports" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 21, 2016. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  3. ^ "TVC FLYING HIGH: Airport Sets Record With 700K Passengers in 2023". Record Eagle. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  4. ^ "Cherry Capital Airport Controls Its Own Fate With Ownership/Governance Change | Airport Improvement Magazine". airportimprovement.com. Retrieved August 13, 2023.