David's Airport Explained

David's Airport
Nativename:David's Field
Faa:9C2
Type:Public
Owner:Mike Abu-Rezeq
City-Served:Athens, Michigan
Elevation-F:887
Elevation-M:270
Coordinates:42.0653°N -85.2417°W
R1-Number:9/27
R1-Length-F:2,500
R1-Length-M:762
R1-Surface:Turf
Stat-Year:2005
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:1,000
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

David's Airport, also known as David's Field,[2] is a privately owned, public-use airport located in Branch County, Michigan, United States. It is two miles (3 km) south of the central business district of Athens, a village in Calhoun County. David's Field was built shortly after World War II by John Broberg and named to honor his twin brother who was killed on Okinawa. John operated the field intermittently into the 1970s where he conducted flight training and parachute practice operations.[3]

Facilities and aircraft

David's Airport covers an area of 9acres and has one runway designated as runway 9/27. The runway measures 2,500 x 100 ft (762 x 30 m) and has turf surface. For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 1,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 83 per month.

See also

References

  1. , effective 2007-12-20
  2. http://mich.gov/documents/9C2_18256_7.pdf Athens, David's Field (9C2)
  3. Web site: Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Southwestern Michigan . 2002 . Paul . Freeman . . December 31, 2018 . February 2, 2019.