Welke Airport

Welke Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerPaul Welke
ServesBeaver Island, Michigan
Elevation AMSL664 ft / 202 m
Coordinates45°43′16″N 085°31′13″W / 45.72111°N 85.52028°W / 45.72111; -85.52028
Map
6Y8 is located in Michigan
6Y8
6Y8
Location of airport in Michigan
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
9/27 2,512 766 Asphalt
17/35 3,500 1,067 Turf
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2019)13,000
Based aircraft (2019)19

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.

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]

  1. ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for 6Y8 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective December 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
  3. ^ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.