Houghton County Memorial Airport- CMX-Houghton County Memorial
Serving the areas of Hancock as well as areas in Calumet and Houghton County, Houghton County Memorial Airport is one of the main airports near the northwest region of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. At present, the airport currently subsidizes scheduled commercial services through the Essential Air Service program. Seaplanes are also being served in the airport via the Royal Air Service with flights to the Isle Royale National Park, on special demands by clients. CMX-Houghton County Memorial is categorized as a non-hub primary commercial service facility.
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Houghton County Memorial Airport covers a total area of 1996 acres and sits 334 meters above main sea level. The airport features two asphalt paved runways. In 2018, the airport had a total of 16,054 aircraft operations having an average of 44 flights in a day. The airport is currently serves flights to Chicago-O'Hare through the United Express airline. Carrier flights via SkyWest averaged a total of 46,800 from June 2018 to June 2019 from Hancock, Michigan. There are plenty of interesting nature adventures and local attractions to see and enjoy in the area.
What to Do & Area Attractions
Hotels located near the CMX-Houghton County Memorial Airport include The Vault Hotel. It is 15 to 20 minutes away from the airport and sits a mile away from the Mont Ripley Ski Resort. Magnuson Hotel Franklin Square Inn is also located within close distance to Vault Hotel and is situated near the Portage Lake. A 3-star Ramada by Wydnham Hancock Waterfront is also close by the CMX Airport.
