Honey Acres Airport

Airport

An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...

is located one mile (1.6 km) west of Clinton, Michigan

Clinton, Michigan

Clinton is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Michigan:* Charter Township of Clinton, Michigan in Macomb County* Clinton, Lenawee County, Michigan, village* Clinton County, Michigan* Clinton Charter Township, Lenawee County, Michigan...

 on W. Michigan Ave. and spans the border between Lenawee

Lenawee County, Michigan

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 98,890 people, 35,930 households, and 26,049 families residing in the county. The population density was 132 people per square mile . There were 39,769 housing units at an average density of 53 per square mile...

 and Washtenaw

Washtenaw County, Michigan

Washtenaw County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 344,791. Its county seat is Ann Arbor. The United States Office of Management and Budget defines the county as part of the Detroit–Warren–Flint Combined Statistical Area...

 counties. It is owned and operated by Raymond L. Kussmaul who also owns the Kussmaul Honey Farm

Beekeeping

Beekeeping is the maintenance of honey bee colonies, commonly in hives, by humans. A beekeeper keeps bees in order to collect honey and other products of the hive , to pollinate crops, or to produce bees for sale to other beekeepers...

, hence the name of the airport. It has an FAA

Federal Aviation Administration

The Federal Aviation Administration is the national aviation authority of the United States. An agency of the United States Department of Transportation, it has authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S...

 identifier of 7N4. It is at an elevation of 820 feet (249.9 m). It has one runway

Runway

According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...

, 18/36, with a grass surface and a length of 3800 feet (1,158.2 m).The airport opened in July of 1990. Five aircraft are based at the airport which averages 67 aircraft operations per month.The airport encompasses an area of 60 acres (242,811.6 m²).