James Clements Municipal Airport
James Clements Municipal Airport (FAA LID: 3CM) is a city-owned, public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) south of the central business district of Bay City, in Bay County, Michigan, United States. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a local general aviation facility. It is also a seaplane base with landing areas on the Saginaw River, adjacent to the airport.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Bay City | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Bay City, Michigan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 585 ft / 178 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°32′49″N 083°53′44″W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www.BayCityMI.org/... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3CM Location of airport in Michigan 3CM 3CM (the United States) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Clements Airport Administration Building | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Bay City, Michigan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°32′52″N 83°53′31″W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Built | 1929 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Built by | Webber Construction Co. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architect | Joseph C. Goddeyne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architectural style | Georgian Revival | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 82000494 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Added to NRHP | November 22, 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Designated MSHS | April 21, 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The airport was dedicated in 1930 in commemoration of Bay City pilots who gave their lives for their country in military service. The Georgian Revival Administration Building became part of to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, and houses a collection of photographs of those pilots.
It is home port for local chapters of the Civil Air Patrol and the Experimental Aircraft Association. Also centered there is the Valley Aero Club (which celebrates Father's Day with an annual fly-in breakfast in early June, and hosts an air show in August).
Wetlands on the airport's edges are home to the cream-colored Eastern Prairie fringed orchid, which is a threatened and rare wildflower.