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Southwest Michigan Regional Airport (IATA: BEH, ICAO: KBEH, FAA LID: BEH) is a public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) northeast of the central business district of Benton Harbor, a city in Berrien County, Michigan, United States.[1][2] The airport is owned by the cities of Benton Harbor and St. Joseph, Michigan.[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 regional general aviation facility.[3]

Southwest Michigan Regional Airport
IATA: BEH ICAO: KBEH FAA LID: BEH
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Benton Harbor / St. Joseph
Serves	Benton Harbor, Michigan / St. Joseph, Michigan
Elevation AMSL	649 ft / 198 m
Coordinates	42°07′43″N 086°25′34″W
Website	www.swmiairport.com
Map
BEH Location of airport in Michigan Show map of Michigan BEH BEH (the United States) Show map of the United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 10/28 6,005 1,830 Asphalt 14/32 3,661 1,116 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations 36,972 Based aircraft 62
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

The airport was named "Twin Cities Airport Ross Field" until mid-April 1993, when it was renamed with its current name; the "Ross Field" label was retained within the facility.[4]

Facilities and aircraft

Southwest Michigan Regional Airport covers an area of 485 acres (196 ha) at an elevation of 649 feet (198 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 10/28 is 6,005 by 100 feet (1,830 x 30 m); 14/32 is 3,661 by 100 feet (1,116 x 30 m)[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2010, the airport had 36,972 aircraft operations, an average of 101 per day: 98% general aviation and 2% air taxi. At that time there were 62 aircraft based at this airport: 81% single-engine, 11% multi-engine, 7% jet, and 2% ultralight.[1]

The airport is staffed as follows:[1]

• Monday through Friday, May through October - 8AM to 7PM
• Monday through Friday, November through April - 8AM to 4PM
• Saturday, year round - 8AM to 4PM

Control tower

Opened in 1973, the air traffic control tower was abandoned after a 1981 controller strike. It ceased operation and never re-opened. The air traffic control tower was demolished in the fall of 2013.^{[citation needed]}

Transit

The airport is accessible by road from Territorial Road, and is close to Interstate 94 and I-94 Business Loop.

Air service

There is currently no commercial airline with scheduled passenger service at the airport. From 1960 to 2000, it was predominantly serviced by airlines including North Central Airlines, Republic Airlines (1979–1986), Mississippi Valley Airlines, Air Wisconsin Airlines, Iowa Airways and Mesaba Airlines. Today, the airport is used primarily by general aviation and corporate clients.

It was most recently serviced from 1995 to 2000 by Mesaba Airlines, offering five daily flights to the Northwest Airlines hub at Detroit. But despite an intense local marketing campaign (utilizing the slogan You Can Get There From Here), the proximity of airports in Chicago, Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, and South Bend siphoned business from BEH and service was discontinued.[5]

It is also currently the home of the Wolverine Composite Squadron of the Michigan Wing Civil Air Patrol.

References

External links

• Southwest Michigan Regional Airport (official site)
• Aerial image as of May 1997 from USGS The National Map
• FAA Terminal Procedures for BEH, effective October 6, 2022
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for BEH
  • AirNav airport information for KBEH
  • ASN accident history for BEH
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures

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[de] Southwest Michigan Regional Airport

Der Southwest Michigan Regional Airport ist ein Regionalflughafen im Südwesten des Bundesstaates Michigan in den Vereinigten Staaten. Er gehört zu den Städten Benton Harbor und St. Joseph, die drei beziehungsweise sechs Kilometer vom Flughafen entfernt liegen. Der nächste internationale Flughafen ist der O’Hare International Airport in Chicago in einer Entfernung von ungefähr 120 Kilometern. Der Southwest Michigan Regional Airport wurde früher von der Mesaba Airlines bedient, die täglich mehrere Flüge zum Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in Detroit, dem Drehkreuz der Northwest Airlines anbot. Heute wird er nur noch von privaten Piloten und Firmenfliegern benutzt.

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