David's Airport

David's Airport (FAA LID: 9C2), also known as David's Field,^[2] is a privately owned, public-use airport located in Branch County, Michigan, United States. It is two miles (3 km) south of the central business district of Athens, a village in Calhoun County. David's Field was built shortly after World War II by John Broberg and named to honor his twin brother who was killed on Okinawa. John operated the field intermittently into the 1970s where he conducted flight training and parachute practice operations.^[3]

David's Airport David's Field
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: 9C2
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Mike Abu-Rezeq
Serves	Athens, Michigan
Elevation AMSL	887 ft / 270 m
Coordinates	42°03′55″N 085°14′30″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 9/27 2,500 762 Turf
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations 1,000
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Facilities and aircraft

David's Airport covers an area of 9 acres (3.6 ha) and has one runway designated as runway 9/27. The runway measures 2,500 x 100 ft (762 x 30 m) and has turf surface. For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 1,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 83 per month.^[1]

See also

• List of airports in Michigan