Lost Creek Airport (Michigan)

Lost Creek Airport (FAA LID: 5Y4) is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) northeast of the central business district of Luzerne, in Oscoda County, Michigan, United States. It is owned by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.^[1]

Lost Creek Airport
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: 5Y4
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Serves	Luzerne, Michigan
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (-5)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (-4)
Elevation AMSL	1,051 ft / 320 m
Coordinates	44°39′36″N 084°14′15″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 18/36 2,600 792 Turf 5/23 2,200 671 Turf
Statistics (2015)
Aircraft operations 150
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

A couple flying a Cessna 150 disappeared while en route to the Lost Creek Airport on July 4, 1977. It is thought that they went down after encountering a violent band of thunderstorms mid-flight.^[2] A 10-day search for the aircraft was conducted after it failed to show up, but no signs of the aircraft were found. Search parties looking for signs of the aircraft have been sent as recently as 2022.^[3]

Facilities and aircraft

Lost Creek Airport covers an area of 77 acres (31 ha) at an elevation of 1,051 feet (320 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways with turf surfaces: runway 18/36 is 2,600 by 100 feet (792 x 30 m), and runway 5/23 is 2,200 by 100 feet (671 x 30 m).

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2015, the airport had 150 annual general aviation aircraft operations. For the same time period, 1 aircraft is based at the airport, a single-engine airplane.^[1][4][5]

There is no fixed-base operator at the airport, and no fuel is available.^[6][5]

See also

• List of airports in Michigan