- Owosso Community Airport
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Owosso Community Airport IATA: RNP – ICAO: KRNP – FAA LID: RNP Summary Airport type Public Owner Shiawassee Airport Board Serves Owosso, Michigan,
Corunna, MichiganLocation Caledonia Charter Township Elevation AMSL 736 ft / 224 m Coordinates 42°59′34.6648″N 084°08′18.5461″W / 42.992962444°N 84.138485028°W Website Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 11/29 4,300 1,311 Asphalt 6/24 2,483 757 Turf 18/36 2,599 792 Turf Statistics (2008) Aircraft operations 25,000 Based aircraft 61 Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] Owosso Community Airport (IATA: RNP, ICAO: KRNP, FAA LID: RNP), is a public-use airport located in Caledonia Charter Township, two miles (3 km) east of Owosso, between the cities of Owosso and Corunna, in Shiawassee County, Michigan, United States.[1] It is owned by the Shiawassee Airport Board, a multi-government authority with five voting members from Shiawassee County, the Cities of Owosso and Corunna, and the townships of Owosso and Caledonia.[2]
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History
One of the earliest references to the airport is in the 1924 Owosso City Directory. A dedication for the 78 acres (32 ha) airport, owned by Robert Wilcox and Charles Wilson, was held on August 3, 1929. In the early 1940s, the airport was transferred to Shiawassee County, later to the city of Owosso. The airport was officially named the Owosso City Airport in June 1949.[2]
The first jet to land at Owosso Airport was a two engine Learjet from Omaha, Nebraska in 1966. The City of Owosso deeded the airport over to the Shiawassee Airport Board in July 1982. An expansion of the main runway to 4,300 feet (1,311 m) was completed in 2005.[2]
Facilities and aircraft
Owosso Community Airport an area of 279 acres (113 ha) at an elevation of 736 feet (224 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway: 11/29 is 4,300 by 75 feet (1,311 x 23 m) and two turf runways: 6/24 is 2,483 by 130 feet (757 x 40 m) and 18/36 is 2,599 by 260 feet (792 x 79 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2008, the airport had 25,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 68 per day. At that time there were 61 aircraft based at this airport: 90% single-engine, 7% multi-engine, and 3% helicopter.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Federal Aviation Administration, gcr1.com, Effective 13 January 2011.
- ^ a b c History of Aviation at Owosso, Michigan, shiawasseehistory.com, retrieved 2011-Jan-15
External links
- Owosse Community Airport website
- Owosso Community AirportPDF (239 KB) page at Michigan DOT Airport Directory
- The National Map Viewer from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for RNP, effective 20 October 2011
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KRNP
- ASN accident history for RNP
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures for KRNP
Categories:- Airports in Michigan
- Transportation in Shiawassee County, Michigan
- Buildings and structures in Shiawassee County, Michigan
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