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Oakland County International Airport is a county-owned public-use airport located in Waterford Township, Oakland County, Michigan, United States.〔"(Waterford township, Oakland county, Michigan )." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on October 28, 2009.〕 The airport is located approximately 1 mile from the center of Waterford Township and Oakland County. It is the sixth-busiest airport in the United States without scheduled passenger service.〔(Oakland County International Airport )〕 Charters carrying sports teams competing at The Palace of Auburn Hills nearby frequently use the airport. The airport was originally called Pontiac Municipal Airport when it opened in 1928 and became Oakland-Pontiac Airport later before adopting its current name. The airport holds an open house every year, showing aircraft based at PTK, military aircraft and vintage aircraft. The Civil Air Patrol acts as security for the open house. In March 2013 Lakeshore Express Aviation announced regular flights from Oakland County International Airport to Chicago-Midway on Saab 340B aircraft beginning in June. Similar flights to Pellston, Michigan were announced in May. == History == The City of Pontiac purchased of land on September 12, 1928, and on November 27 of that year the airport opened. It received its dedication the following June. The Oakland County government bought the airport on February 25, 1967. The Oakland County Board of Commissioners gave the airport its current name on March 7, 1996 after L. Brooks Patterson suggested renaming the airport.〔"(Oakland County International Airport debuts new green terminal )" ((Archive )). Oakland County Prosper, Oakland County's Department of Economic Development & Community Affairs. Retrieved on July 10, 2015.〕 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「Oakland County International Airport」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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