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Ford Airport (IATA: IMT, ICAO: KIMT, FAA LID: IMT) is a county-owned public-use airport in Dickinson County, Michigan, United States. It is located three miles west of the central business district of Iron Mountain,[2] in the central Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The airport offers scheduled passenger service by one commercial airline, SkyWest Airlines, an affiliate of Delta Connection, which is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program. It is also a hub for FedEx Feeder operator CSA Air.

Ford Airport
IATA: IMT ICAO: KIMT FAA LID: IMT
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Dickinson County
Serves	Iron Mountain / Kingsford, Michigan
Hub for	CSA Air
Elevation AMSL	1,182 ft / 360 m
Coordinates	45°49′06″N 088°06′52″W
Website	fordairport.org
Map
IMT Location of airport in Michigan Show map of Michigan IMT IMT (the United States) Show map of the United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 1/19 6,501 1,982 Asphalt 13/31 3,808 1,161 Asphalt
Statistics
Passengers total (12 months ending June 2022) 36,770 Total cargo (Lbs.) (12 months ending June 2022) 395,000 Aircraft operations (2018) 6,966 Based aircraft (2022) 33
Sources: Ford Airport,[1] FAA,[2] RITA[3]

Ford Airport serves the greater Dickinson County area which includes the cities of Iron Mountain, Kingsford and Norway in Michigan and the bordering Wisconsin communities of Aurora, Florence and Niagara. Its service area also includes portions of Iron and Menominee counties in Michigan and Florence and Marinette counties in Wisconsin.

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.[4]

Facilities and aircraft

Ford Airport covers an area of 720 acres (291 ha) at an elevation of 1,182 feet (360 m). It has two asphalt paved runways: 1/19 is 6,501 by 150 feet and 13/31 is 3,808 by 75 feet.[2] Runway 1/19 has approved ILS, GPS and LOC/DME approaches. In addition, the Iron Mountain VOR/DME (IMT) navigational facility is located at the field.[5]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2018, the airport had 6,966 aircraft operations, an average of 19 per day: 62% air taxi, 21% commercial service and 17% general aviation. In September 2022, there were 33 aircraft based at this airport; 22 single-engine, 8 multi-engine, 2 jet and 1 helicopter.[2] Both based and transient general aviation aircraft are supported by the fixed-base operator (FBO) Kubick Aviation Services.

Ford Airport enhances regional air travel safety by maintaining an Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) 'Index A' trained team and related equipment.

Airline and destinations

Passenger

This section does not cite any sources. (January 2022)

Airlines	Destinations
Delta Connection	Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul

Destinations map
Iron Mountain Detroit Minneapolis/St. Paul Destinations from Ford Airport

Top destinations

Busiest routes out of IMT
(July 2021 - June 2022)

Rank	City	Passengers	Carrier
1	Minneapolis/St Paul, Minnesota	9,390	Delta Connection
2	Detroit, Michigan	9,030	Delta Connection

Cargo operations

Airlines	Destinations
Ameriflight	Ironwood, Milwaukee
FedEx Feeder	Escanaba, Houghton, Milwaukee
Pro Aire Cargo	Blaine, Green Bay
Suburban Air Freight	Lansing

References

Other sources

External links

• "Ford Airport" (PDF). (39.8 KiB) from Michigan Airport Directory
• "Ford Airport" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-02-21. Retrieved 2006-04-19. (135 KiB) from Wisconsin Airport Directory
• Superior Aviation
• FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective November 3, 2022
• FAA Terminal Procedures for IMT, effective November 3, 2022
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for IMT
  • AirNav airport information for KIMT
  • ASN accident history for IMT
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures

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