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Proposed Parallel Runway Project News
W. K. Kellogg Airport, Battle
Creek, MI
W.K. Kellogg Airport is located
approximately three miles west of the City of Battle Creek and
immediately south of the City of Springfield. For the 2007
calendar year, Kellogg Airport was the third busiest airport in
Michigan. Additionally, on a national basis, in 2007
Kellogg Airport was ranked number 179 out of 502 towered
airports. These
rankings are conducted by the Federal Aviation
Administration and are based on aircraft operations.
The airport is
situated on a 1,500-acre site, zoned for industrial use and is owned and operated by the City of Battle Creek.
W.K. Kellogg Airport is the base of
operations for approximately 55 private individuals as well as
Western
Michigan University College of Aviation Sciences, the Battle
Creek Air National Guard (federally designated the
110th
Tactical Air Support Group),
Duncan Aviation,
WACO Classic
Aircraft and
Centennial Aircraft Services.
The airport's tenant base is quite
unique as you will see. When combined with its sister
facility in Lincoln Nebraska, Duncan Aviation is the largest
privately owned aircraft remanufacturing plant in North America.
The WMU College of Aviation is the third largest flight school in
the United States. Waco Classic Aircraft is the only FAA
certificated fixed-wing aircraft manufacturer in the State of
Michigan.
As a transport airport with a 10,003
foot primary runway, this facility can
accommodate all types and sizes of aircraft including a fully
loaded Boeing 747. Several Presidential aircraft have
utilized Kellogg Airport's facilities in previous years.
We plan to place more material on
the website concerning many aspects of the airport. If
there is something you would like to see please send an email to
Lawrence C. Bowron, Airport Manager.
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