Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Oscoda–Wurtsmith Airport Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | Oscoda, Michigan | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 634 ft / 193 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 44°27′06″N 083°23′39″W / 44.45167°N 83.39417°W | ||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration
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| Aircraft operations (2005) | 8,857 |
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| Based aircraft (2016) | 24 |
Oscoda–Wurtsmith Airport (IATA: OSC, ICAO: KOSC, FAA LID: OSC) is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) northwest of the central business district of Oscoda, an unincorporated community in Iosco County, Michigan, United States. It is owned by the Oscoda–Wurtsmith Airport Authority. 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 local general aviation facility.
It was built out of a portion of the decommissioned Wurtsmith Air Force Base which housed nuclear armed B-52 Stratofortress bombers during the Cold War as well as air refueling squadrons.
Oscoda–Wurtsmith Airport became a public airport in 1993. It is primarily a cargo and light general aviation airport with no scheduled passenger services.
The Wurtsmith Base Conversion Authority terminated in 1994, when the Charter Township of Oscoda took over as the Redevelopment Authority. The Authority was organized under Michigan Public Act 206 of 1957. It has five municipal constituents; Oscoda Township, AuSable Township, Greenbush Township, Iosco County and Alcona County. The purpose of the Authority is generally to operate and maintain a public airport. The Michigan Legislature created the Wurtsmith Renaissance Zone in 1997, which exempted businesses and residents of the 5,000 acre (20 km²) zone from all state and most local taxes.
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