The airport has been in service since the 1940s. It originally serve military aircraft and has since moved largely to serving private and business aircraft.[2]
In 2016, the airport closed for a time during nighttime due to power outages.[3]
Facilities and aircraft
St. Clair County International Airport covers 1,135 acres (459 ha) and has two runways:
Runway 4/22: 5,103 x 100 ft. (1,555 x 30 m), surface: asphalt
Runway 10/28: 4,001 x 75 ft. (1,220 x 23 m), surface: asphalt
The airport received a $4.6 million runway upgrade in 2019 to repave runway 4/22. The runway also received new lighting and electrical vaults, replacing a 25-year-old system.[2]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2021, the airport had 27,375 aircraft operations, an average of 75 per day. It includes 98% general aviation and 2% military. For the same time period, there were 58 aircraft based on the field: 52 single-engine and 3 multi-engine airplanes as well as 3 jets.[4][5]
The airport has an FBO offering fuel, general maintenance, conference rooms, crew lounges, snooze rooms, and showers.[6]
Additional information
Adjacent to the airport is an 80-acre (32 ha) Michigan certified business air industrial park.
On June 26, 2005, a Piper PA-31 Navajo impacted water during a visual approach to St Clair County. The six people aboard reported minor injuries. The probable cause was found to be fuel exhaustion during cruise flight, inadequate in-flight planning, and unsitable terrain encountered during the forced landing.[7]
On December 24, 2014, a Piper Seneca crashed during an instrument approach at St. Clair County.[8]
On September 6, 2018, a Cessna 340 crashed near the airport, killing the sole person on board. The pilot reported problems with the right engine before losing communications.[9]
