| Fitch H. Beach Airport | |
| Icao: | KFPK |
| Faa: | FPK |
| Type: | Public |
| Owner: | City of Charlotte/City Manager |
| City-Served: | Charlotte, Michigan |
| Elevation-F: | 891 |
| Elevation-M: | 272 |
| Coordinates: | 42.5744°N -84.8114°W |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Michigan |
| Pushpin Label: | FPK |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| R1-Number: | 2/20 |
| R1-Length-F: | 3,500 |
| R1-Length-M: | 1,067 |
| R1-Surface: | Concrete |
| R2-Number: | 14/32 |
| R2-Length-F: | 2,318 |
| R2-Length-M: | 707 |
| R2-Surface: | Turf |
| Stat-Year: | 2021 |
| Stat1-Header: | Aircraft operations |
| Stat1-Data: | 11,315 |
| Stat2-Header: | Based aircraft |
| Stat2-Data: | 18 |
| Footnotes: | Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Fitch H. Beach Airport is a city-owned, public-use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) northeast of the central business district of Charlotte, a city in Eaton County, Michigan, United States. 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 FPK by the FAA and no designation from the IATA.[3]
Fitch H. Beach Airport covers an area of 190acres at an elevation of 891 feet (272 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 2/20 is 3,500 by 75 feet (1,067 x 23 m) with a concrete surface; 14/32 is 2,318 by 100 feet (707 x 30 m) with a turf surface. Runway 14/32 is closed from December through March, and also when snow-covered. The airport is staffed daily from 8AM until dusk.
The airport has a fixed-base operator that offers general maintenance, courtesy transportation, pilot supplies, and more.[4]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2021, the airport had 11,315 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 31 per day. At that time there were 18 aircraft based at this airport: 16 single-engine and 2 multi-engine airplanes.[5] [6]
The airport is accessible by road from Island Highway, and is located near I-69 (exits 60 and 61), M-50, and M-79.