Ford Airport (Iron Mountain)
Ford Airport (IATA: IMT, ICAO: KIMT, FAA LID: IMT) is a county-owned public-use airport in Dickinson County, Michigan, United States. It is located three miles west of the central business district of Iron Mountain, in the central Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The airport offers scheduled passenger service by one commercial airline, SkyWest Airlines, an affiliate of Delta Connection, which is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program. It is also a hub for FedEx Feeder operator CSA Air.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Dickinson County | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Iron Mountain / Kingsford, Michigan | ||||||||||||||
| Hub for | CSA Air | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,182 ft / 360 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°49′06″N 088°06′52″W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | fordairport.org | ||||||||||||||
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IMT Location of airport in Michigan IMT IMT (the United States) | |||||||||||||||
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Sources: Ford Airport, FAA, RITA | |||||||||||||||
Ford Airport serves the greater Dickinson County area, which includes the cities of Iron Mountain, Kingsford and Norway in Michigan and the bordering Wisconsin communities of Aurora, Florence and Niagara. Its service area also includes portions of Iron and Menominee counties in Michigan and Florence and Marinette counties in Wisconsin.
It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025, in which it is categorized as a non-hub primary commercial service facility.
The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) hosts events for community members, most notably Ford Airport Days. They often feature restored warbirds like B-25 Mitchell bombers and A-26 Invaders. The event also gives people the opportunity to fly drones, hosts tributes to veterans, and develops interest in aviation among youth.
The airport received $1,000,000 from the US Department of Transportation in 2020 as part of the CARES Act to help it mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.