| Beaver Island Airport | |
| Icao: | KSJX |
| Faa: | SJX |
| Type: | Public |
| Owner: | St. James & Peaine Townships |
| City-Served: | Beaver Island, Michigan |
| Elevation-F: | 670 |
| Elevation-M: | 204 |
| Coordinates: | 45.6922°N -85.5664°W |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Michigan |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Michigan |
| Pushpin Label: | SJX |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| R1-Number: | 5/23 |
| R1-Length-F: | 2,054 |
| R1-Length-M: | 626 |
| R1-Surface: | Turf |
| R2-Number: | 9/27 |
| R2-Length-F: | 4,299 |
| R2-Length-M: | 1,310 |
| R2-Surface: | Asphalt |
| R3-Number: | 14/32 |
| R3-Length-F: | 3,278 |
| R3-Length-M: | 999 |
| R3-Surface: | Turf |
| Stat-Year: | 2019 |
| Stat1-Header: | Aircraft operations |
| Stat1-Data: | 9,210 |
| Footnotes: | Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Beaver Island Airport is a public use airport located on Beaver Island in Charlevoix County, Michigan, United States. It is owned by St. James Township and Peaine Township. 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]
Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned SJX by the FAA and no designation from the IATA[3] (which assigned SJX to Sarteneja Airport in Sarteneja, Belize[4]).
The airport received a $20,000 federal grant in 2020 as part of the CARES Act. The grant came in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to help the airport continue operations and upgrade facilities.[5]
Beaver Island Airport covers an area of 130acres at an elevation of 670feet above mean sea level. It has three runways: 9/27 has an asphalt pavement measuring 4299feet75feet; 14/32 and 5/23 have turf surfaces measuring 3278feet120feet and 2054feet120feet respectively. Runways 14/32 and 5/23 are closed November through April, and also when snow-covered. Access to the airport is via Donnell Mor's Lane.
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2019, the airport had 9,210 aircraft operations, an average of 25 per day: 60% air taxi and 40% general aviation. There are no aircraft currently based on the field.[6]
The airport has a fixed-base operator that offers fuel, courtesy cars, conference rooms, a crew lounge, and more.[7]