| Welke Airport | |
| Faa: | 6Y8 |
| Type: | Public |
| Owner: | Paul Welke |
| City-Served: | Beaver Island, Michigan |
| Elevation-F: | 664 |
| Coordinates: | 45.7211°N -85.5203°W |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Michigan |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Michigan |
| Pushpin Label: | 6Y8 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| R1-Number: | 9/27 |
| R1-Length-F: | 2,512 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| R2-Number: | 17/35 |
| R2-Length-F: | 3,500 |
| R2-Surface: | Turf |
| Stat1-Header: | Aircraft operations (2019) |
| Stat1-Data: | 13,000 |
| Stat2-Header: | Based aircraft (2019) |
| Stat2-Data: | 19 |
| Footnotes: | Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Welke Airport is a privately-owned, public use airport located on Beaver Island in Charlevoix County, Michigan, United States. Scheduled passenger service to Charlevoix Municipal Airport in Charlevoix, Michigan, is provided by Island Airways.
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 16,542 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[2] 11,976 enplanements in 2009, and 13,558 in 2010.[3]
Welke Airport covers an area of 200acres at an elevation of 664feet above mean sea level. It has two runways: 9/27 is 2512x with an asphalt surface and 17/35 is 3500x with a turf surface.
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2019, the airport had 13,000 aircraft operations, an average of 36 per day: 42% general aviation and 58% air taxi. At that time there were 19 aircraft based at this airport: 12 single-engine, 6 multi-engine and 1 helicopter.[4]
Island Airways operates an FBO at the airport. It offers services such as general maintenance, hangars, and courtesy cars.[5]