Delta County Airport is a county-owned public-use airport located 2 nmi southwest of the central business district of Escanaba, a city in Delta County, Michigan, United States. It offers limited commercial service, which is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025, in which it is categorized as a non-hub primary commercial service facility. The airport received $1 million from the US Department of Transportation in 2020 as part of the CARES Act to help mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Facilities and aircraft

Delta County Airport covers an area of 944 acre at an elevation of 609 ft above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: runway 10/28 measures 6,498 by 150 ft, and runway 1/19 measures 5,016 by 100 ft. For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2022, the airport had 26,360 aircraft operations, an average of 72 per day: 68% general aviation, 27% air taxi, 5% scheduled commercial, and less than 1% military. In November 2023, there was 1 aircraft based at this airport: 1 ultra-light. The airport operates a fixed-base operator for general aviation use offering fuel, general maintenance, aircraft parking, courtesy and rental cars, and a crew lounge. A Republic F-84F is on display at the airport's entrance.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

SkyWest Airlines operates flights on behalf of Delta Air Lines in Escanaba. The airport sees daily services both to Detroit and Minneapolis. The airline created controversy when, citing staffing shortages, it operated flights to Detroit as a "tag flight" with a stop in Pellston. These services only lasted one month, and the airline returned to nonstop flights. However, another change was announced in December 2022, when the airline announced plans to operate tag flights between Escanaba and Iron Mountain en route to one of their hubs.

Cargo

Accidents and incidents

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