Oakland Southwest Airport (FAA LID: Y47) is a county-owned public-use airport in Oakland County, Michigan, United States. It is located one nautical mile (1.85 km) southwest of the central business district of New Hudson.[1] The airport is uncontrolled, and is used for general aviation purposes.

Oakland Southwest Airport
Airport entrance
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: Y47
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Oakland County
Serves	New Hudson, Michigan
Elevation AMSL	926 ft / 282 m
Coordinates	42°30′11″N 083°37′25″W
Website	www.OakGov.com/...
Map
Y47 Location of airport in Michigan Show map of Michigan Y47 Y47 (the United States) Show map of the United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 08-26 3,128 953 Asphalt
Statistics (2008)
Aircraft operations 9,780 Based aircraft 60
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a local reliever airport facility.[2]

History

The airport opened in 1946 and was formerly known as New Hudson Airport. It was acquired by Oakland County in August 2003.[3]

Facilities and aircraft

Oakland Southwest Airport covers an area of 67 acres (27 ha) at an elevation of 926 feet (282 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 08-26 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,128 by 40 feet (953 x 12 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2008, the airport had 9,780 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 26 per day. At that time there were 60 aircraft based at this airport: 93% single-engine, 5% multi-engine and 2% glider.[1]

References

External links

• Aerial photo as of 10 April 2002 from USGS The National Map
• FAA Terminal Procedures for Y47, effective May 19, 2022

• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for Y47
  • AirNav airport information for Y47
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for Y47