- Dates
- 2016-08-20 – 2016-10
- Kind
- Transportation
- Where
- place/charlevoix-airport
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- transportationaviationinfrastructurecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
In August 2016, Island Airways announced that resurfacing and grooving work on Charlevoix Airport’s main runway would continue through September and October. The operator said the grass runway would remain available during the closure period and that Beaver Island flights were not expected to be interrupted.
Evidence limits
This is a contemporaneous operator notice about planned continuity. It does not establish the project’s completion, the exact closure schedule, or whether all flights operated without interruption.
Sources
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Sources
- Island Airways announced that Charlevoix’s main runway would undergo resurfacing and grooving during September and October, with partial or complete closures during the first three weeks of September. The operator said it had coordinated with the City of Charlevoix, engineers, and FAA to keep the grass runway open and did not anticipate interruption to Beaver Island flights. This is an operator service notice, not a construction completion report or independent FAA record.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 10 · t010708
- Rachel Teague, “Fresh Air Aviation - September Flight Update,” Beaver Island Forum, August 30, 2016.Fresh Air Aviation said coordination with Michigan and the FAA allowed increased takeoff distance on the Charlevoix grass runway, enabling normal September flights during listed construction days. This is a carrier update, not an airport construction record or independent FAA confirmation.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 10 · t010751
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Island Airways plans continued Beaver Island service during Charlevoix runway work, 2016”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-charlevoix-airport-runway-project-continuity-2016/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum, “Charlevoix Airport Project,” August 20, 2016. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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