Michigan | Business Air News

BAN's World Gazetteer

Business aviation in Michigan

Federal Aviation Administration - www.faa.gov

Based business air charter operators:
35

Based business aircraft available for charter:
208

Business air charter brokers:
8

Most prevalent charter types:

1	Falcon 20/200	37
2	Learjet 35/36	32
3	Commander 500/680	10
4	Hawker 750/800/900	10
5	Learjet 70/75	10
6	Beechcraft King Air 200	9
7	Learjet 45	6
8	Cessna Citation CJ3	6
9	Pilatus PC-12	5
10	Challenger 300	5
11	Gulfstream G500/G550	4
12	Citation 560XL	4
13	Learjet 55	3
14	Citation 550/551	3
15	Challenger 605	3
16	Bell 430	3
17	Challenger 604	3
18	Gulfstream G280	3
19	Falcon 2000	3
20	Falcon 2000 EASy	2
21	Sikorsky S-76	2
22	Learjet 40	2
23	Airbus Helicopters H125/AS350	2
24	Challenger 601	2
25	Pilatus PC-24	2
26	Sikorsky S-61N	2
27	Falcon 50	2
28	CASA C-212	2
29	Cessna 400 series	2
30	Partenavia P.68	2
31	Gulfstream G500/G600	2
32	Nextant 400XT	2
33	Beechcraft Twin Piston	1
34	Airbus Helicopters H145	1
35	Beechcraft 1900	1
36	Citation 650	1
37	Boeing B-737	1
38	Beechcraft King Air 300	1
39	Gulfstream GIV	1
40	TBM700/850/900	1
41	Fairchild Swearingen Metro/Merlin	1
42	Cessna Citation CJ4	1
43	Cessna 300 series	1
44	Citation 560	1
45	Citation X	1
46	Embraer Legacy 500	1
47	Beechcraft King Air 90	1
48	Gulfstream G100 series/Astra	1
49	Learjet 60	1
50	Global 5000	1
51	Citation Latitude	1
52	Cessna 441	1
53	Cessna Citation CJ2	1
54	Citation Sovereign	1
55	Bell 407	1

Major business aviation airports:

1	Pontiac (Oakland County)	28 business aviation companies active
2	Grand Rapids (Gerald Ford International)	14
3	Detroit (Willow Run)	14
4	Kalamazoo/Battle Creek	9
5	Detroit Metropolitan	9
6	Traverse City (Cherry Capital)	7
7	Battle Creek (Battle Creek Executive at Kellogg Field)	6
8	Ann Arbor Municipal	5
9	Lansing (Capital Region)	5
10	Muskegon County	5
11	Holland (West Michigan Regional)	5
12	Flint (Bishop International)	5
13	Detroit (Coleman A. Young)	5
14	Canton Plymouth-Mettetal	4
15	Howell (Livingston County/Spencer J. Hardy)	4
16	Gaylord Regional	4
17	Grand Ledge Abrams Municipal	4
18	Iron Mountain/Kingsford (Ford)	4
19	Marquette (Sawyer Regional)	3
20	Lambertville (Toledo Suburban)	3
21	Charlevoix Municipal	3
22	Caro Tuscola Area	3
23	Sturgis (Kirsch Municipal)	3
24	Benton Harbor (Southwest Michigan Regional)	3
25	Jackson (Reynolds Field)	3
26	Menominee Regional	3
27	Saginaw (MBS International)	3
28	Port Huron (St Clair County)	3
29	Paul C Miller/Sparta	2
30	Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County	2
31	Oscoda Wurtsmith	2
32	Detroit/Grosse Ile (Grosse Ile Municipal)	2
33	Coldwater (Branch County Memorial)	2
34	Mount Pleasant Municipal	2
35	Manistee Co Blacker	2
36	South Haven Area Regional	2
37	Ludington (Mason County)	2
38	Ironwood (Gogebic Iron County)	2
39	Manistique (Schoolcraft County)	2
40	Saginaw County H.W. Browne	2
41	Gladwin Zettel Memorial	2
42	Fremont Municipal	2
43	Escanaba (Delta County)	2
44	Romeo State	2
45	Hancock (Houghton County Memorial)	2
46	Cadillac (Wexford County)	2
47	Boyne Falls (Boyne Mountain)	2
48	Bad Axe (Huron County Memorial)	2
49	Alma (Gratiot Community)	2
50	Adrian (Lenawee County)	2
51	Bellaire (Antrim County)	2
52	Sault Ste Marie (Sanderson Field)	2
53	Sault Ste Marie (Chippewa County)	2
54	Alpena County	2
55	Iron River (Stambaugh)	1
56	Lewiston (Garland)	1
57	St Ignace (Mackinac County)	1
58	Zeeland Ottawa Executive	0
59	Hillman	0
60	East Jordan City	0
61	Atlanta Municipal	0
62	Kalkaska City	0
63	Sandusky City	0
64	Ionia County	0
65	Indian River Calvin Campbell Municipal	0
66	New Hudson Oakland Southwest	0
67	West Branch Community	0
68	Oakland Troy	0
69	Monroe (Custer)	0
70	Mason Jewett Field	0
71	Cheboygan County	0
72	Beaver Island	0
73	Big Rapids Roben Hood	0
74	Owosso Community	0
75	Marshall Brooks Field	0
76	Reed City (Nartron Field)	0
77	Rogers City Presque Isle County	0
78	Ontonagon County Schuster Field	0
79	Boyne City Municipal	0
80	Mount Clemens (Selfridge Angb)	0
81	Harbor Springs	0
82	Mackinac Island	0
83	Hillsdale Municipal	0
84	Houghton Lake Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial	0
85	Holland Park Township	0
86	Three Rivers Municipal Dr Haines	0
87	Grayling Army Air Field	0
88	Charlotte Fitch H Beach	0
89	Frankfort Dow Memorial Field	0
90	Newberry Luce County	0
91	Drummond Island	0
92	Dupont-Lapeer	0
93	Weidman Ojibwa Airpark	0
94	Dowagiac Municipal	0
95	Berrien Springs Andrews University Airpark	0
96	Hart/Shelby Oceana County	0
97	Linden Prices	0
98	Hastings	0
99	Evart Municipal	0
100	Harrison Clare County	0
101	Baldwin Municipal	0
102	Marlette	0
103	Marine City	0
104	Bois Blanc Island Bois Blanc	0
105	Davison Athelone Williams Memorial	0
106	East Tawas (Iosco County)	0
107	Greenville Municipal	0
108	Hessel Albert J Lindberg	0
109	Crystal Falls Iron County	0
110	Gaylord Lakes of the North	0
111	Clare Municipal	0
112	Brighton	0
113	Niles Jerry Tyler Memorial	0
114	Roscommon Conservation	0
115	Grand Haven Memorial Airpark	0
116	Bay City James Clements Municipal	0
117	Midland Jack Barstow	0
118	Allegan Padgham Field	0
119	Durand Waite Field	0
120	Lakeview-Airport-Griffith Field	0
121	Jenison Riverview	0

Business aviation suppliers in Michigan

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NATA elects three new members to board

NATA personnel are essential in shaping industry standards and policy decisions, as well as pursuing solutions to prioritise the safety and economic viability of the business aviation industry.

July 1, 2024 Full report

Otter unveils hangar and executive lounge

This new facility is strategically situated on the east side of the airfield, providing ease of access from the busy commercial airline terminal on the west side. It spans 40,000 sq ft and includes convenient amenities.

July 1, 2024 Full report

Don Leffler, Avfuel area manager – southwestern US and Ed Rose, airport manager.

Sedona airport introduces SAF with Avfuel

While the fuel is available for sale to GA operators, it is also used to support the region's aerial firefighting activities, providing a cleaner alternative to help protect nearby communities and the surrounding wilderness.

June 22, 2024 Full report

Front Row: Troy Hyberger, Joe Azzaz, Alain Champannois, Jose Rubinho, Louis Sorrentino, Jennifer Van Winkle, Rick Hooper, Steven Abreu-Hill, Kevin Donnelly.
Back Row: Chris Barrow, Andrew Karas, Allison Markey, Benjamin Hammond, Terry Yeomans, Daniel Devraignes, Martina Marquardt.

IBAC names IS-BAH Standards Board for the year

In addition to reviewing potential changes to the IS-BAH standard, the Council welcomed three new members to the IS-BAH Standards Board: Troy Hyberger, Rick Hooper and Jose Rubinho.

June 21, 2024 Full report

The RAI Jets Service Center is looking forward to servicing more Citation aircraft thanks to its recent limited airframe rating from the FAA.

RAI Jets' repair centre earns fixed-wing FAA certification

Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International airport-based RAI Jets Service Center has been approved by the FAA to service Cessna Citation 560 (XLS), 650 and 750 aircraft via a limited airframe rating.

June 20, 2024 Full report