W. K. Kellogg Airport | |||||||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
Owner | City of Battle Creek | ||||||||||||||||||
Serves | Battle Creek, Michigan | ||||||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 952 ft / 290 m | ||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°18′23″N 85°15′00″W / 42.30639°N 85.25000°WCoordinates: 42°18′23″N 85°15′00″W / 42.30639°N 85.25000°W | ||||||||||||||||||
Website | www.BattleCreekMI.gov/... | ||||||||||||||||||
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Sources: FAA, City of Battle Creek
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Aircraft operations | 92,841 |
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Based aircraft | 93 |
W. K. Kellogg Airport (IATA: BTL, ICAO: KBTL, FAA LID: BTL) is a city owned, public use, joint civil-military airport located three nautical miles (6 km) west of the central business district of Battle Creek, a city in Calhoun County, Michigan, United States. The airport is accessible by road from Helmer Road, and is located near I-94. 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 general aviation facility. It is also known as W. K. Kellogg Regional Airport.
It addition to general aviation, the airport supports air cargo and corporate flight operations. It is home to Western Michigan University College of Aviation, Duncan Aviation – the nation’s largest family-owned aircraft refurbishing company, WACO Classic Aircraft Corporation, Federal Express regional truck distribution facility, and other aviation businesses. The Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival is also held annually at Kellogg Airport.