Cherry Capital Airport
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Cherry Capital Airport terminal | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Northwest Regional Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Traverse City, Michigan | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (-5) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 624 ft / 190 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 44°44′30″N 085°34′56″W / 44.74167°N 85.58222°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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Sources: Michigan DOT | |||||||||||||||
Cherry Capital Airport (IATA: TVC, ICAO: KTVC, FAA LID: TVC) is a commercial and general aviation airport located in Traverse City, Michigan, United States. The airport is located two nautical miles (2.3 mi; 3.7 km) southeast of the central business district of Traverse City. The airport is categorized by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as a non-hub primary commercial service facility.
Cherry Capital Airport is the third-busiest airport in Michigan, after those of Detroit and Grand Rapids. It is the largest and busiest airport in Northern Michigan, with 700,699 total passengers in 2023. The airport is owned and operated by the Northwest Regional Airport Authority, which was created in 2022. Previously, the airport was jointly owned and operated by Grand Traverse and Leelanau counties.
The airport is home to U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City, which has been operational since 1946.