Welke Airport

Welke Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerPaul Welke
ServesBeaver Island, Michigan
Elevation AMSL664 ft / 202 m
Coordinates45°43′16″N 085°31′13″W / 45.72111°N 85.52028°W / 45.72111; -85.52028
Map
6Y8
Location of airport in Michigan
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
9/27 2,512 766 Asphalt
17/35 3,500 1,067 Turf
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2019)13,000
Based aircraft (2019)19

Welke Airport (FAA LID: 6Y8) 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, 11,976 enplanements in 2009, and 13,558 in 2010.