Honey Acres Airport

Coordinates: 42°04′40.15″N 83°59′9.8″W / 42.0778194°N 83.986056°W / 42.0778194; -83.986056
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42°04′40.15″N 83°59′9.8″W / 42.0778194°N 83.986056°W / 42.0778194; -83.986056

Honey Acres Airport
Runway viewed from Michigan Ave.
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerSharon A. Kussmaul Trust
OperatorRichard R. & Jayce R. Kussmaul
ServesClinton, Michigan
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (-5)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (-4)
Elevation AMSL820 ft / 250 m
Coordinates42°04′40.15″N 83°59′9.8″W / 42.0778194°N 83.986056°W / 42.0778194; -83.986056
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 3,800 1,158 TURF
Statistics (2017)
Aircraft Movements1200
Based Aircraft1
Source: FAA Airports GIS[1]
Airport diagram
Hangar
Intersection of Michigan Ave. & Bartlett Rd./Matthews Hwy at southern end of airport

Honey Acres Airport (FAA LID: 7N4) is a privately-owned, public use airport located one mile (1.6 km) west of Clinton, Michigan on W. Michigan Ave. and spans the border between Lenawee and Washtenaw counties.

The airport is owned by Sharon A. Kussmaul Trust and operated by Richard R. and Jayce R. Kussmaul, who also own the Kussmaul Honey Farm, hence the name of the airport.[2][3] It is at an elevation of 820 feet (250 m).

The airport opened in July 1990. The airport encompasses an area of 60 acres (240,000 m2).

Facilities and aircraft[edit]

The airport has one runway, designated as 18/36, with a grass surface. It measures 3800 x 90 ft (1158 x 27 m).

The airport has hangars for based aircraft, but it does not have any fixed-base operators.[4]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2017, the airport had 456 aircraft operations per year, an average of 38 per month. It was all general aviation. For the same time period, there are 4 aircraft based on the field, all single-engine airplanes.[5][6][7]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Resource Moved". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21.
  2. ^ "Michigan beekeepers who remove honey bee swarms". Archived from the original on 2006-05-18. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
  3. ^ "Bees-On-The-Net | All you ever wanted to know about bees and beekeeping but were afraid to ask".
  4. ^ "Honey Acres Airport Overview and FBOs (Clinton, MI) [7N4]". FlightAware. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
  5. ^ https://airports-gis.faa.gov/airportsgis/airportLookup/airportDisplay.jsp?category=nasr&airportId=7N4 FAA Airports GIS
  6. ^ "AirNav: 7N4 - Honey Acres Airport".
  7. ^ "7N4 - Honey Acres Airport | SkyVector". skyvector.com. Retrieved 2023-02-27.