Mason Jewett Field Airport
Mason Jewett Field (ICAO: KTEW, FAA LID: TEW) is a public airport in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is one mile (1.85 km) southeast of Mason, in Ingham County.[1] The airport is owned and operated by the Capital Region Airport Authority.[1] The airport covers 275 acres (111 ha). The elevation is 920 feet (280 m) above sea level. The airport has one asphalt runway. There is no scheduled commercial airline service.
| Mason Jewett Field Airport | |||
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| IATA: none – ICAO: KTEW – FAA LID: TEW | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner/Operator | Capital Region Airport Authority | ||
| Serves | Mason, Michigan | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 920 ft / 280 m | ||
| Coordinates | 42°33′57″N 084°25′24″W / 42.56583°N 84.42333°W | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 10/28 | 4,000 | 1,219 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2009) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 17,820  15%
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| Based aircraft | 64 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
History
On December 16, 1943, Arthur Jewett bought 180 acres (73 ha) of land for the airport. In 1944, the runway was built.[2] In 1949 lights were installed on the runway.[3] In March 1977, the Capital Region Airport Authority purchased the airport from Arthur Jewett.[4]
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References
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Smith, Bartlett. Mason Jewett Airport Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine, Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 55 Wingtips, eaa55.org, March 2001, retrieved 2010-Apr-22
Other websites
- Mason Jewett Field Archived 2011-07-11 at the Wayback Machine, official site