Brighton Airport

For the airport in Brighton, United Kingdom sometimes known as Brighton City Airport, see Shoreham Airport.
Brighton Airport

Airport runway area
IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: 45G
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner/Operator Brighton Airport Association
Serves Brighton, Michigan
Elevation AMSL 973 ft / 297 m
Coordinates 42°34′11″N 083°46′43″W / 42.56972°N 83.77861°W / 42.56972; -83.77861
Website BrightonAirport.org
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 3,120 951 Asphalt
Statistics (2008)
Aircraft operations 17,600
Based aircraft 91
Airport office

Brighton Airport (FAA LID: 45G) is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) north of the central business district of Brighton, in Livingston County, Michigan, United States.[1]

The airport opened in July 1947[3] and is used primarily for privately owned light recreational aircraft, however it is open to the public.[2] It is owned by the Brighton Airport Association, a not-for-profit organization,[4] and managed by William Bertrand.

Facilities and aircraft

Airport diagram (click for enlarged view)

Brighton Airport covers an area of 47 acres (19 ha) at an elevation of 973 feet (297 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 4/22 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,120 by 24 feet (951 x 7 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2008, the airport had 17,600 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 48 per day. At that time there were 91 aircraft based at this airport: 98% single-engine, 1% multi-engine and 1% ultralight.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for 45G (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 29 July 2010.
  2. 1 2 FAA Airports GIS for 45G
  3. ↑ Brighton Airport (45G) at AirNav
  4. ↑ Brighton Airport, official website
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