Gratiot Community Airport

Gratiot Community Airport (IATA: AMN, ICAO: KAMN, FAA LID: AMN) is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of Alma, a city in Gratiot County, Michigan, United States. It is owned by the city and county.[1] It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a local general aviation facility.[2]

Gratiot Community Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Alma & County of Gratiot
ServesAlma, Michigan
Elevation AMSL754 ft / 230 m
Coordinates43°19′20″N 084°41′17″W
Map
AMN is located in Michigan
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Location of airport in Michigan
AMN is located in the United States
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AMN (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
9/27 5,004 1,525 Asphalt
18/36 3,197 974 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Aircraft operations9,500
Based aircraft35

The airport is staffed between 8am and 6pm. It is accessible by road from Seaman Rd, and is close to U.S. Highway 127.

Facilities and aircraft

Gratiot Community Airport covers an area of 631 acres (255 ha) at an elevation of 754 feet (230 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 9/27 is 5,004 by 75 feet (1,525 x 23 m) and 18/36 is 3,197 by 75 feet (974 x 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2019, the airport had 9,500 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 26 per day. At that time there were 35 aircraft based at this airport: 29 single-engine and 6 multi-engine airplanes.[1][3]

The airport has an FBO offering fuel, courtesy cars, a crew lounge, and more.[4]

Accidents & Incidents
  • On July 23, 2010, a Cessna U206F Stationair ditched into Lake Michigan after departing from Gratiot Community Airport. The engine lost power after reaching cruise altitude and was unable to make it back to the airport. The loss of power was due to fuel starvation as a result of accumulated debris in the fuel system from an undetermined sourced.[5]
  • On May 28, 2022, a Piper PA-28 Cherokee landed in a field near the airport while attempting an emergency airport. The accident is under investigation, but a fuel pump issue may be to blame.[6][7]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for AMN PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 5, 2012.
  2. "List of NPIAS Airports" (PDF). FAA.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  3. "AirNav: KAMN – Gratiot Community Airport". AirNav. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  4. "Three Point Aviation, LLC". FlightAware. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  5. "N82531 accident description". Plane Crash Map. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  6. "Plane makes emergency landing in Gratiot County farm field". NBC 10 WLIX. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  7. "Piper PA-28-140, N1759T: Incident occurred May 28, 2022 near Gratiot Community Airport (KAMN), Ithaca, Michigan". Kathryn's Report. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
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