Southwest Michigan Regional Airport | |||||||||||||||
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 Airport of Benton Harbor | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Benton Harbor / St. Joseph | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Benton Harbor, Michigan /St. Joseph, Michigan | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 649 ft / 198 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°07′43″N086°25′34″W / 42.12861°N 86.42611°W /42.12861; -86.42611 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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  BEH Location of airport in Michigan Show map of Michigan BEH BEH (the United States) Show map of the United States | |||||||||||||||
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| Source:Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||||||
Southwest Michigan Regional Airport (IATA:BEH,ICAO:KBEH,FAALID:BEH) is a public useairport located two nautical miles (4 km) northeast of thecentral business district ofBenton Harbor, a city inBerrien County, Michigan, United States.[1][2] The airport is owned by the cities of Benton Harbor andSt. Joseph, Michigan.[1] It is included in theFederal Aviation Administration (FAA)National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it iscategorized as a regionalgeneral aviation facility.[3]
The airport was named "Twin Cities Airport Ross Field" until mid-April 1993, when it was renamed with its current name; the "Ross Field" label was retained within the facility.[4]
Southwest Michigan Regional Airport covers an area of 485acres (196ha) at anelevation of 649 feet (198 m) abovemean sea level. It has twoasphalt pavedrunways: 10/28 is 6,005 by 100 feet (1,830 x 30 m); 14/32 is 3,661 by 100 feet (1,116 x 30 m)[1]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2021, the airport had 18,250 aircraft operations, an average of 50 per day: 94%general aviation, 5%air taxi, and <1%military. At that time there were 59 aircraft based at this airport: 47 single-engine and 5 multi-engineairplanes as well as 7jets.[1]
The airport is accessible by road fromTerritorial Road, and is close toInterstate 94 andI-94 Business Loop.
The airport is staffed as follows:[1]
Originally opened in 1973, the air traffic control tower was abandoned after a 1981 controller strike. It ceased operation and never re-opened. The air traffic control tower was demolished in the fall of 2013.[citation needed]
There is currently no commercial airline with scheduled passenger service at the airport. From 1960 to 2000, the airport was predominantly serviced by airlines includingNorth Central Airlines,Republic Airlines (1979–1986),Mississippi Valley Airlines,Air Wisconsin Airlines,Iowa Airways andMesaba Airlines. Today, the airport is used primarily by general aviation and corporate clients.
It was most recently serviced from 1995 to 2000 byMesaba Airlines, offering five daily flights to theNorthwest Airlines hub atDetroit. But despite an intense local marketing campaign (utilizing the sloganYou Can Get There From Here), the proximity of airports inChicago,Kalamazoo,Grand Rapids, andSouth Bend siphoned business from BEH and service was discontinued.[5]
It is also currently the home of the Wolverine Composite Squadron of theMichigan Wing Civil Air Patrol.
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