Oscoda County Dennis Kauffman Memorial Airport (FAA LID: 51M) is a county-owned, public-use airport in Oscoda County, Michigan, United States. It is located two nautical miles (4 km) north of the central business district of Mio, Michigan.[1] Formerly known as Oscoda County Airport, it was renamed in 2011 to honor Dennis Kauffman, who served on the Oscoda County Board of Commissioners for more than 20 years.[2]

Oscoda County Dennis Kauffman Memorial Airport
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: 51M
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Oscoda County
Serves	Mio, Michigan
Elevation AMSL	1,050 ft / 320 m
Coordinates	44°40′29″N 084°07′19″W
Map
51M Location of airport in Michigan Show map of Michigan 51M 51M (the United States) Show map of the United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 10/28 3,000 914 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations 300 Based aircraft 5
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 basic general aviation facility.[3]

Facilities and aircraft

The airport covers an area of 80 acres (32 ha) at an elevation of 1,050 feet (320 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 10/28 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,000 by 75 feet (914 x 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2010, the airport had 300 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 25 per month. At that time there were five aircraft based at this airport, all single-engine.[1]

References

External links

• "Oscoda County Airport (51M)" (PDF). at Michigan Airport Directory
• Aerial image as of April 1999 from USGS The National Map
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for 51M
  • AirNav airport information for 51M
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for 51M