Green Lake Airport (FAA LID: Y88) is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) south of the central business district of Interlochen,[1] a community in Green Lake Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan, United States. The airport is owned by Green Lake Township.[1]

Green Lake Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGreen Lake Township
ServesInterlochen, Michigan
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (-5)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (-4)
Elevation AMSL866 ft / 264 m
Coordinates44°36′22″N 085°45′30″W / 44.60611°N 85.75833°W / 44.60611; -85.75833
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
5/23 2,800 853 Turf
16/34 1,700 518 Turf
Statistics (2021)
Aircraft operations400
Based Aircraft4

The airport is open to the public from April to October, but it closes from November to March.[2]

Green Lake Airport aerial

Facilities and aircraft edit

Green Lake Airport has two runways with turf surfaces: runway 5/23 is 2,800 by 170 feet (853 x 52 m), and runway 16/34 is 1,700 by 170 feet (518 x 52 m).[1][3][4] Use of runway 16/34 is prohibited when the athletic fields at the end of the airport are in use.[2]

The airport does not have a fixed-base operator, and no fuel is available.[4][5] However, aircraft parking is available.[2]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2021, the airport had 400 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 33 per month. For the same time period, 4 aircraft are based at the airport: 2 single-engine airplanes and 2 ultralights.[1][3][4]

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References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for Y88 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 5, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Green Lake Township Airport". Green Lake Township. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  3. ^ a b "AirNav: Y88 - Green Lake Airport". www.airnav.com. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  4. ^ a b c "Y88 - Green Lake Airport | SkyVector". skyvector.com. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  5. ^ "Green Lake Airport Overview and FBOs (Interlochen, MI) [Y88]". FlightAware. Retrieved 2023-03-18.

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