Manistee County Becker Airport. Image: Pure Michigan
Large airports in Michigan such as those in Detroit and Grand Rapids have seen a loss in revenue and passengers since the pandemic began.
Small airports in Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula are confronting those same problems, but the negative effects are bigger.
However, operators of smaller airports say they’re looking forward to the future because there’s a projected increase in passengers this summer as COVID-19 vaccinations become more widespread.
For some smaller airports, day-to-day operations didn’t change much, officials said. For others, the changes were dramatic.
Manistee County Blacker Airport switched carriers on Oct. 1, after Cape Air won the bid to be the airline partner with the airport, according to airport director Barry Lind.
Michigan site chosen for satellite launch command center [The Detroit News :: BC-MICH-COMMAND-CENTER:DTN]
DETROIT An airport in the Upper Peninsula has been selected as the command and control center that would support U.S. defense and commercial satellite launch sites, the Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers Association confirmed on Sunday.
The selection of Chippewa County International Airport, which once served as a U.S. Air Force base, is the final piece in a plan to make Michigan a significant hub for the aerospace industry and exploration, and keep talent for these jobs and careers in the state. It is located about 20 miles south of Sault Ste. Marie.
Chippewa County in U.P. picked for satellite launch command center
An airport in the Upper Peninsula has been selected as the command and control center that would support U.S. defense and commercial satellite launch sites, the Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers Association confirmed on Sunday.
The selection of Chippewa County International Airport, which once served as a U.S. Air Force base, is the final piece in a plan to make Michigan a significant hub for the aerospace industry and exploration, and keep talent for these jobs and careers in the state. It is located about 20 miles south of Sault Ste. Marie.
KINCHELOE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) The former home of an Air Force base in Michiganâs Upper Peninsula has been chosen as part of an ambitious plan to make the state a major player in the aerospace industry.
The Detroit Free Press reports the Chippewa County International Airport, near Sault Ste. Marie, was selected by Michiganâs Launch Initiative program Thursday to be the location of a command and control center. It was home to the former Kincheloe Air Force Base until it closed in 1977. Earlier, an area near Marquette along Lake Superior was selected for vertical launches of satellites. Horizontal launches would be at Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport.
KINCHELOE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) The former home of an Air Force base in Michiganâs Upper Peninsula has been chosen as part of an ambitious plan to make the state a major player in the aerospace industry.
The Detroit Free Press reports the Chippewa County International Airport, near Sault Ste. Marie, was selected by Michiganâs Launch Initiative program Thursday to be the location of a command and control center. It was home to the former Kincheloe Air Force Base until it closed in 1977. Earlier, an area near Marquette along Lake Superior was selected for vertical launches of satellites. Horizontal launches would be at Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport.