Brighton Airport | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Summary | |||||||||||
Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner/Operator | Brighton Airport Association | ||||||||||
Serves | Brighton, Michigan | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 973 ft / 297 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°34′11″N 083°46′43″W / 42.56972°N 83.77861°W | ||||||||||
Website | BrightonAirport.org | ||||||||||
Runways | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
Statistics (2019) | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
Brighton Airport (FAA LID: 45G) is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) north of the central business district of Brighton, in Livingston County, Michigan, United States.[1]
The airport opened in July 1947[3] and is used primarily for privately owned light recreational aircraft; however, it is open to the public.[2] It was built by Lloyd Bert Beurmann. Lloyd was an engineer for General Motors but had a love for flying.[4] The airport is now owned by the Brighton Airport Association, a not-for-profit organization,[5] and it is managed by William Bertrand.
Brighton Airport is home to two major aircraft restoration projects, one of which is a B-25 restoration project run by the Warbirds of Glory Museum.
Brighton Airport covers an area of 47 acres (19 ha) at an elevation of 973 feet (297 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 4/22 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,105 by 24 feet (946 x 7 m).[1][3][6]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2019, the airport had 17,600 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 48 per day. At that time there were 91 aircraft based at this airport: 98% single-engine, 1% multi-engine and 1% ultralight.[1][3][6]