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Muskegon County Airport is a county owned, public use airport in Muskegon County, Michigan, United States.〔 The airport is located four nautical miles (5 mi, 7 km) south of the central business district of Muskegon, Michigan,〔 in Norton Shores. It is mostly used for general aviation but is also served by United Express flying CRJ-200 regional jets to its Chicago-O'Hare hub. The airport and the county of Muskegon restored service to Chicago through the Essential Air Service program. As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 30,051 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,〔 〕 15,886 in 2009, and 13,088 in 2010.〔 〕 The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a ''primary commercial service'' airport.〔 〕 ==History== In 1927 the Greater Muskegon Chamber of Commerce began a campaign to establish the Muskegon County Airport. The Muskegon County Board of Commissioners approved the construction of the airport's first terminal in 1931. The Works Progress Administration (WPA) project cost the county $12,000.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Airport History )〕 United Airlines ended flights to Chicago (ORD) in October 1979; subsequent service to Chicago ended in 2002. United had operated Boeing 737-200 jet service into the airport during the mid 1970s. 〔Official Airline Guide (OAG), Feb. 1976 edition 〕 Another airline that operated jet service into Muskegon during this same time was North Central Airlines with McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 twinjets. 〔Official Airline Guide (OAG), Feb, 1976 edition〕Muskegon County Airport was the recipient of both the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 ''Balchen/Post Awards'' for outstanding achievement in snow and ice control in the small commercial service airport category.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Muskegon County Airport Receives International Award )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Snow Symposium Balchen/Post Award )〕 Midwest Connect discontinued service to Milwaukee (MKE), effective September 2008.〔.〕 Also in September, the airport was awarded a $650,000 federal ''Small Community Air Service'' grant to restore non-stop flights to Chicago-O'Hare International Airport. On July 15, 2009, Mesaba Airlines petitioned the DOT for Essential Air Service subsidies to continue operating into Muskegon and seven other communities. Per DOT procedure, these cities were opened for bids by all interested carriers. For Muskegon, SkyWest Airlines submitted a bid to provide service to Chicago which required less than half the annual subsidy Mesaba wanted to continue service to Detroit. SkyWest was selected in November 2009, and began service on February 12, 2010, replacing Mesaba. SkyWest initially operated under a two-year contract for the service but continues to currently provide flights with regional jets.〔united.com, Oct. 13, 2013 system timetable〕 The airport hosted an air show called the ''Muskegon Air Fair'' until 2006. Due to budget deficits, the air fair was placed on hiatus for the summer of 2007, but had been reinstated during Muskegon's Summer Celebration. However, , the air show was indefinitely canceled because of additional losses. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Muskegon County Airport」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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