| Oscoda County Dennis Kauffman Memorial Airport | |
| Faa: | 51M |
| Type: | Public |
| Owner: | Oscoda County |
| City-Served: | Mio, Michigan |
| Elevation-F: | 1,050 |
| Coordinates: | 44.6747°N -84.1219°W |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Michigan |
| Pushpin Label: | 51M |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| R1-Number: | 10/28 |
| R1-Length-F: | 3,000 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| Stat-Year: | 2021 |
| Stat1-Header: | Aircraft operations |
| Stat1-Data: | 1196 |
| Stat2-Header: | Based aircraft |
| Stat2-Data: | 9 |
| Footnotes: | Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Oscoda County Dennis Kauffman Memorial Airport is a county-owned, public-use airport in Oscoda County, Michigan, United States. It is located two nautical miles (4 km) north of the central business district of Mio, Michigan. Formerly known as Oscoda County Airport, it was renamed in 2011 to honor Dennis Kauffman, who served on the Oscoda County Board of Commissioners for more than 20 years.[2]
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 basic general aviation facility.[3]
The airport covers an area of 80 acres (32 ha) at an elevation of 1,050 feet (320 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 10/28 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,000 by 75 feet (914 x 23 m).[4] [5]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2021, the airport had 1196 aircraft operations, an average of 23 per week. All were general aviation. At that time there were nine aircraft based at this airport, including 8 single-engine airplanes and 1 helicopter.[6]