Lost Creek Airport (Michigan)
Lost Creek Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Luzerne, Michigan | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (-5) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (-4) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,051 ft / 320 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 44°39′36″N 084°14′15″W / 44.66000°N 84.23750°W | ||||||||||||||
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Lost Creek Airport (FAA LID: 5Y4) is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) northeast of the central business district of Luzerne, in Oscoda County, Michigan, United States. It is owned by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.[1]
A couple flying a Cessna 150 disappeared while en route to the Lost Creek Airport on July 4, 1977. It is thought that they went down after encountering a violent band of thunderstorms mid-flight.[2] A 10-day search for the aircraft was conducted after it failed to show up, but no signs of the aircraft were found. Search parties looking for signs of the aircraft have been sent as recently as 2022.[3]
Facilities and aircraft[edit]
Lost Creek Airport covers an area of 77 acres (31 ha) at an elevation of 1,051 feet (320 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways with turf surfaces: runway 18/36 is 2,600 by 100 feet (792 x 30 m), and runway 5/23 is 2,200 by 100 feet (671 x 30 m).
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2015, the airport had 150 annual general aviation aircraft operations. For the same time period, 1 aircraft is based at the airport, a single-engine airplane.[1][4][5]
There is no fixed-base operator at the airport, and no fuel is available.[6][5]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for 5Y4 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 5, 2012.
- ^ Clarke, Kayla (2022-08-09). "Couple flying small plane from Macomb County across Michigan vanished on 4th of July 45 years ago". WDIV. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ Jeltema, Ryan. "Northern Michigan hunters asked to look for 1977 plane crash". ABC12 WJRT-TV. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ "AirNav: 5Y4 - Lost Creek Airport". www.airnav.com. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ a b "5Y4 - Lost Creek Airport | SkyVector". skyvector.com. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ "Lost Creek Airport Overview and FBOs (Luzerne, MI) [5Y4]". FlightAware. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
External links[edit]
- "Lost Creek Airport (5Y4)" (PDF). at the Michigan Airport Directory
- Aerial image as of April 1999 from USGS The National Map
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for 5Y4
- AirNav airport information for 5Y4
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 5Y4
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