St. Clair County International Airport (original) (raw)

Airport in Michigan, United States

St. Clair County International Airport
IATA: PHNICAO: KPHNFAA LID: PHN
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator St. Clair County
Serves Port Huron, Michigan
Location Kimball Township, Michigan
Elevation AMSL 650 ft / 198.1 m
Coordinates 42°54′39″N 82°31′44″W / 42.91083°N 82.52889°W / 42.91083; -82.52889
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Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 4/22 5,103 1,555 Asphalt 10/28 4,001 1,220 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Aircraft movements27,375Based aircraft52

St. Clair County International Airport (IATA: PHN, ICAO: KPHN, FAA LID: PHN) is a public airport owned by the government of St. Clair County, Michigan, United States. It is located in Kimball Township, five miles (8 km) southwest of the central business district (CBD) of Port Huron. 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 reliever airport facility.[1]

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

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St. Clair County International Airport covers 1,135 acres (459 ha) and has two runways:

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

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Adjacent to the airport is an 80-acre (32 ha) Michigan certified business air industrial park.

Agents for U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Department of Agriculture are available 24 hours a day for customs and international flights into the United States.

Accidents and incidents

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  1. ^ "List of NPIAS Airports" (PDF). FAA.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. October 21, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "$4.6 million in work completed at St. Clair County airport". Times Herald. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "UPDATE: St. Clair County airport reopens for daytime flights". Times Herald. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  4. ^ "AirNav: KPHN – St Clair County International Airport". AirNav.com. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  5. ^ "KPHN – St Clair County International Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  6. ^ "Aviation Express Inc". FlightAware. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  7. ^ "N601RE accident description". Plane Crash Map. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  8. ^ "Plane Crashes In Fog, Killing Canadian Pilot". CBS Detroit. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  9. ^ "Plane crash near St. Clair County airport kills 51-year-old pilot". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved November 20, 2022.