Jackson County Airport (Michigan)

Jackson County Airport , also known as Reynolds Field, is a county-owned, public-use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) west of the central business district of Jackson, in Jackson County, Michigan, United States. It is a class D airport with operating control tower.

The airport is home to the Jackson Community College Flight Center and the annual Hot Air Jubilee (airshow). Until 1984, it had commercial services, operated by Republic Airlines and Simmons Airlines and now serves as a general aviation facility. In 2005 the airport became home to Prestige Aircraft Company LLC, a light sport aircraft manufacturer.

Facilities and aircraft

Jackson County-Reynolds Field covers an area of 700 acres (283 ha) at an elevation of 1,001 feet (305 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 6/24 is 5,349 by 150 feet (1,630 x 46 m) and 14/32 is 4,000 by 100 feet (1,219 x 30 m).

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2008, the airport had 51,003 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 139 per day. At that time there were 106 aircraft based at this airport: 76% single-engine, 13% multi-engine, 4% jet, 3% helicopter and 4% ultralight.

References

External links

• page at Jackson County website
• page at Michigan DOT Airport Directory
• from USGS The National Map

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