Grosse Ile Municipal Airport

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Coordinates: 42°05′57″N 083°09′41″W / 42.09917°N 83.16139°W / 42.09917; -83.16139

Grosse Ile Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerTownship of Grosse Ile
ServesGrosse Ile Township, Michigan
Elevation AMSL591 ft / 180 m
Map
ONZ is located in Michigan
ONZ
ONZ
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 4,846 1,477 Concrete
17/35 4,425 1,349 Concrete
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations52,820
Based aircraft88

Grosse Ile Municipal Airport (ICAO: KONZ, FAA LID: ONZ) is two miles south of Grosse Ile, in Wayne County, Michigan. It is owned by the Township of Grosse Ile.[1] The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021 categorized it as a local reliever airport facility.[2]

Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but Grosse Ile Municipal Airport is ONZ to the FAA and has no IATA code.[3]

History[]

In 1929 the airport opened as Naval Reserve Air Base Ile, with a training school, seaplane base and dirigible hangar. In 1930 Thomas Towle used the hangars to build his Towle TA-3 diesel powered amphibian.[4] Renamed as Naval Air Station Grosse Ile during World War II, the installation operated until 1969, when it was closed and turned over to the Township in 1971 for use as a general aviation airport. A memorial garden sits directly behind Township Hall, the former Hangar One, to honor the men and women who served in the armed forces at the Naval Air Station Grosse Ile.

The airport taxiways are getting a major renovation that should be completed next year.

On the evening of September 25, 2018 an EF1 tornado, one of a three tornado outbreak in the area, crossed the airfield at about 9:00 PM local time.[5]

Facilities[]

Naval Air Station Grosse Ile in the 1940s

The airport covers 607 acres (246 ha) and has two concrete runways: 4/22 is 4,846 x 100 ft (1,477 x 30 m) and 17/35 is 4,425 x 75 ft (1,349 x 23 m). In 2006 the airport had 52,820 general aviation aircraft operations, average 144 per day.[1]

The airport is reached by taking Jefferson Street to the Grosse Ile Parkway and turning right onto Meridian Road. Continue on Meridian Road and turn right onto Groh Road. Watch for the Township Hall sign on the left (about 200-250 yards), which marks the entrance to the parking lot. The airport offices are on the second floor.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for ONZ PDF, effective 2007-12-20
  2. ^ "List of NPIAS Airports" (PDF). FAA.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  3. ^ Great Circle Mapper: KONZ - Grosse Ile, Michigan (Grosse Ile Municipal Airport)
  4. ^ ROBERT B. MEYER (1964). The First Airplane Diesel Engine: Packard Model DR-980 of 1928. SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION • NATIONAL AIR MUSEUM WASHINGTON, D.C.
  5. ^ "September 25, 2018 Monroe and Wayne County Tornadoes". National Weather Service. Retrieved 26 September 2018.

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