Park Township Airport
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Park Township Airport is a public 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...

 located 3 mi (5 km) northwest of Holland
Holland, Michigan
Holland is a city in the western region of the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated near the eastern shore of Lake Michigan on Lake Macatawa, which is fed by the Macatawa River ....

, Michigan
Michigan
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. Built in 1937, the airport is operated by Ottawa Aviation, an organization of local users whose aim is to promote the value of the airport to the surrounding community.

The airport has a main paved runway (5/23) and an intersecting grass runway (12/30).

The airport is used for general aviation
General aviation
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 and has no regularly scheduled commercial flights. It is quite popular with ultralight aircraft. The airport is also home to the Experimental Aircraft Association
Experimental Aircraft Association
The Experimental Aircraft Association is an international organization of aviation enthusiasts based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Since its inception it has grown internationally with over 160,000 members and about 1,000 chapters worldwide....

Chapter 1242.

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The EAA Chapter 1242 was disbanded due to failure to comply with National EEA by-laws; the chapter did not meet membership requirements.
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