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Jackson County Airport reports near-record operations, infrastructure upgrades and PFAS remediation; $2 million terminal grant pending
Summary
Jackson County Airport reported nearly 42,000 takeoffs and landings in 2024, new hangars and a new flight school, completion of control tower rehabilitation and planned 2025 projects including a $2 million terminal upgrade with predominantly federal funding.
Jackson County Airport operations grew in 2024, airport staff told the Public Safety and Transportation Committee on March 10, reporting nearly 42,000 takeoffs and landings, full occupancy of county-owned hangars and a 15-person hangar wait list.
Airport staff said a 2023 economic assessment showed the airport supports roughly 97 direct jobs and contributes an estimated $48 million in economic impact to the community. The committee heard that corporate flights to the airport exceeded 1,000 last year and that Jackson is one of the busiest flight-training airports in Michigan.
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