| Sandusky City Airport | |
| Faa: | Y83 |
| Type: | Public |
| Owner: | City of Sandusky |
| City-Served: | Sandusky, Michigan |
| Elevation-F: | 776.9 |
| Coordinates: | 43.4567°N -82.8344°W |
| Website: | Sandusky, MI: Airport |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Michigan, United States |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Pushpin Label: | Y83 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| R1-Number: | 09/27 |
| R1-Length-F: | 3,499 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| R2-Number: | 18/36 |
| R2-Length-F: | 2,271 |
| R2-Surface: | Turf |
| Stat-Year: | 2020 |
| Stat1-Header: | Aircraft operations |
| Stat1-Data: | 6,200 |
| Stat2-Header: | Based aircraft |
| Stat2-Data: | 22 |
| Footnotes: | Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
The Sandusky City Airport (FAA LID: Y83) is a public-use airport located three miles north of the city of Sandusky, Michigan. The airport is publicly owned by the city.[2] [3] [4] [5]
In 2009, the airport was the scene of a federal drug smuggling investigation after marijuana and ecstasy worth over $1 million were flown in from Canada. The case resulted in multiple convictions for Canadian nationals who had flown the plane to the United States.[6] [7]
The airport has two runways. Runway 9/27 is 3499 x 75 ft (1066 x 23 m) and is asphalt, while runway 18/36 is 2271 x 153 ft (692 x 47 m) and is turf.
The airport has seen recent upgrades to its runway, taxiways, instrument approaches, and terminal, and it has seen the construction of numerous new hangars as well. In 2017, the airport received funding from a private investor to build a multi-purpose heated storage building to house larger aircraft on airport property and serve as home for the airport's FBO.[8] [9]
The airport has a fixed-base operator which sells fuel and offers amenities such as a lounge and a flight planning kiosk.[10] [11]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2020, the airport had 6,188 operations, an average of 119 per week. It was composed entirely of general aviation. For the same time period, there were 22 aircraft based on the field, all single-engine airplanes.