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Grosse Ile Municipal Airport
Grosse Ile Municipal Airport
	IATA: none; ICAO: KONZ; FAA LID: ONZ;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Township of Grosse Ile
Serves	Grosse Ile Township, Michigan
Elevation AMSL	591 ft / 180 m
Map
	ONZ ONZ
Runways
Statistics (2020)
Aircraft operations
Aircraft operations	16,000
Based aircraft	70
	Source: Federal Aviation Administration

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Grosse Ile Municipal Airport (ICAO: KONZ, FAA LID: ONZ) is on Grosse Ile, in Wayne County, Michigan. It is owned by the Township of Grosse Ile.^[1] The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021 categorized it as a local reliever airport facility.^[2]

Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but Grosse Ile Municipal Airport is ONZ to the FAA and has no IATA code.^[3]

History

In 1929 the airport opened as Naval Reserve Air Base Ile, with a training school, seaplane base, and dirigible hangar. In 1930 Thomas Towle used the hangars to build his Towle TA-3 diesel powered amphibian.^[4] Renamed as Naval Air Station Grosse Ile during World War II, the installation operated until 1969, when it was closed and turned over to the Township in 1971 for use as a general aviation airport. A memorial garden sits directly behind Township Hall, the former Hangar One, to honor the men and women who served in the armed forces at the Naval Air Station Grosse Ile.

On the evening of September 25, 2018 an EF1 tornado, one of a three tornado outbreak in the area, crossed the airfield at about 9:00 PM local time.^[5]

During World War II, George H.W. Bush got naval pilot training at the Naval Air Base.^[6] Bush finished his active Navy career at NASGI attached to Torpedo Squadron 153(VT-153),^[7]^[8] as did game show host Bob Barker.

In 2020, DBusiness Magazine named Grosse Ile as one of the Top Regional Airports for corporate aviation.^[9]

Facilities

Naval Air Station Grosse Ile in the 1940s

The airport covers 607 acres (246 ha) and has two concrete runways: runway 4/22 measures 4,846 x 100 ft (1,477 x 30 m), and runway 17/35 measures 4,425 x 75 ft (1,349 x 23 m).

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2020, the airport had 16,000 aircraft operations, or roughly 44 per day. All are general aviation. For the same time period, there are 70 aircraft based on the field: 57 single-engine and 9 multi-engine airplanes, 3 helicopters, and 1 jet.^[1]^[10]

The airport is reached by taking Jefferson Street to the Grosse Ile Parkway and turning right onto Meridian Road. Continue on Meridian Road and turn right onto Groh Road. Watch for the Township Hall sign on the left (about 200-250 yards), which marks the entrance to the parking lot. The airport offices are on the second floor.

The airport has a fixed-base operator offering fuel, aircraft parking, catering, courtesy cars, conference rooms, crew lounges, snooze rooms, showers, and more.^[11]

Accidents and incidents

On September 2, 1996, a Piper PA-28 Cherokee crashed while on initial climb out of Grosse Ile and subsequently impacted the river while en route to Jackson. Of the four onboard, the pilot and one passenger received serious injuries, and another two passengers received fatal injuries. Witnesses reported the aircraft appeared to be struggling to climb and then entered a steep left bank, losing altitude steadily until it impacted terrain. Other witnesses say they couldn't hear the engine running. The probable cause of the accident was found to be the pilot's exceeding the critical angle of bank required to maintain altitude.^[12]
On July 11, 2002, a plane crashed into the Detroit River after takeoff from Grosse Ile. The U.S. Coast Guard rescued the two aboard, who were not injured.^[13]
On June 23, 2011, a small plane crashed at Grosse Ile when its landing gear collapsed on landing. There was one pilot aboard.^[14]
On July 11, 2020, an ultralight aircraft crashed into a residential area while operating at Grosse Ile Airport.^[15]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c FAA Airport Form 5010 for ONZ PDF, effective May 16, 2024.
^ "List of NPIAS Airports" (PDF). FAA.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
^ Great Circle Mapper: KONZ - Grosse Ile, Michigan (Grosse Ile Municipal Airport)
^ ROBERT B. MEYER (1964). The First Airplane Diesel Engine: Packard Model DR-980 of 1928. SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION • NATIONAL AIR MUSEUM WASHINGTON, D.C.
^ "September 25, 2018 Monroe and Wayne County Tornadoes". National Weather Service. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
^ Melton 1970, p.
^ George H. W. Bush Official US Navy bio, March 1945 - September 1945
^ "George H.W. Bush Was Once Stationed in Metro Detroit During World War II". WXYZ.
^ "Corporate Aviation — Top Regional Airports 2020". DBusiness Magazine. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
^ "AirNav: KONZ – Grosse Ile Municipal Airport". AirNav.com. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
^ "Grosse Ile Aviation". FlightAware. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
^ "N7082W accident description". Plane Crash Map. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
^ "2 survive plane crash into the Detroit River". Toledo Blade. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
^ "Small Plane Crash Lands At Grosse Ile Airport". CBS News Detroit. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
^ "57-year-old Lincoln Park man pronounced dead after Grosse Ile plane crash". The News Herald. 11 July 2020. Retrieved 2022-11-10.

External links

Official website
Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. MI-93-A, "Grosse Ile Municipal Airport, Hangar No. 1, Meridian & Groh Roads, Detroit, MI", 13 photos, 11 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
"Michigan Airport Directory - ONZ" (PDF). (42.6 KiB)
Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for ONZ
- AirNav airport information for KONZ
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures

[FAA-1] FAA Airport Form 5010 for ONZ PDF, effective May 16, 2024.

[NPIAS_Airports-2] "List of NPIAS Airports" (PDF). FAA.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.

[3] Great Circle Mapper: KONZ - Grosse Ile, Michigan (Grosse Ile Municipal Airport)

[4] ROBERT B. MEYER (1964). The First Airplane Diesel Engine: Packard Model DR-980 of 1928. SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION • NATIONAL AIR MUSEUM WASHINGTON, D.C.

[5] "September 25, 2018 Monroe and Wayne County Tornadoes". National Weather Service. Retrieved 26 September 2018.

[6] Melton 1970, p.

[7] George H. W. Bush Official US Navy bio, March 1945 - September 1945

[8] "George H.W. Bush Was Once Stationed in Metro Detroit During World War II". WXYZ.

[9] "Corporate Aviation — Top Regional Airports 2020". DBusiness Magazine. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 2022-11-10.

[10] "AirNav: KONZ – Grosse Ile Municipal Airport". AirNav.com. Retrieved 2022-11-10.

[11] "Grosse Ile Aviation". FlightAware. Retrieved 2022-11-10.

[12] "N7082W accident description". Plane Crash Map. Retrieved 2022-11-10.

[13] "2 survive plane crash into the Detroit River". Toledo Blade. Retrieved 2022-11-10.

[14] "Small Plane Crash Lands At Grosse Ile Airport". CBS News Detroit. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 2022-11-10.

[15] "57-year-old Lincoln Park man pronounced dead after Grosse Ile plane crash". The News Herald. 11 July 2020. Retrieved 2022-11-10.

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-'''Grosse Ile Municipal Airport''' {{airport codes||KONZ|ONZ}} is a public [[airport]] located two miles (3&nbsp;km) south of the [[central business district]] of [[Grosse Ile, Michigan|Grosse Ile]], in [[Wayne County, Michigan|Wayne County]], [[Michigan]], [[United States]]. It is owned by the Township of Grosse Ile.<ref name=FAA /> It is included in the [[Federal Aviation Administration]] (FAA) [[National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems]] for 2017–2021, in which it is [[FAA airport categories|categorized]] as a local reliever airport facility.<ref name="NPIAS Airports">{{cite web|title=List of NPIAS Airports|url=https://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/NPIAS-Report-2017-2021-Appendix-A.pdf|website=FAA.gov|publisher=Federal Aviation Administration|accessdate=25 November 2016|format=PDF|date=21 October 2016}}</ref>
+'''Grosse Ile Municipal Airport''' {{airport codes||KONZ|ONZ}} is on [[Grosse Ile, Michigan|Grosse Ile]], in [[Wayne County, Michigan]]. It is owned by the Township of Grosse Ile.<ref name=FAA /> The [[Federal Aviation Administration]] (FAA) [[National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems]] for 2017–2021 [[FAA airport categories|categorized]] it as a local reliever airport facility.<ref name="NPIAS Airports">{{cite web|title=List of NPIAS Airports|url=https://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/NPIAS-Report-2017-2021-Appendix-A.pdf|website=FAA.gov|publisher=Federal Aviation Administration|accessdate=25 November 2016|date=21 October 2016}}</ref>
-Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter [[location identifier]] for the [[Federal Aviation Administration|FAA]] and [[International Air Transport Association|IATA]], Grosse Ile Municipal Airport is assigned '''ONZ''' by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.<ref>[http://gc.kls2.com/airport/KONZ Great Circle Mapper: KONZ - Grosse Ile, Michigan (Grosse Ile Municipal Airport)]</ref>
+Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter [[location identifier]] for the [[Federal Aviation Administration|FAA]] and [[International Air Transport Association|IATA]], but Grosse Ile Municipal Airport is '''ONZ''' to the FAA and has no IATA code.<ref>[http://gc.kls2.com/airport/KONZ Great Circle Mapper: KONZ - Grosse Ile, Michigan (Grosse Ile Municipal Airport)]</ref>
 == History ==
-In 1929, the airport opened as '''Naval Reserve Air Base Ile''', consisting of a training school, seaplane base and dirigible hangar. In 1930, [[Thomas Towle (engineer)|Thomas Towle]] used the hangars to build his [[Towle TA-3]] diesel powered amphibian.<ref>{{cite book|title=The First Airplane Diesel Engine: Packard Model DR-980 of 1928|author=ROBERT B. MEYER|publisher=SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION • NATIONAL AIR MUSEUM WASHINGTON, D.C|date=1964}}</ref> Renamed as '''Naval Air Station Grosse Ile''' during World War II, the installation operated until 1969, when it was closed and turned over to the Township in 1971 for operation as a general aviation airport. A memorial garden sits directly behind Township Hall, the former Hangar One, to honor all the men and women who served in the armed forces at the [[Naval Air Station Grosse Ile]].
+In 1929 the airport opened as '''Naval Reserve Air Base Ile''', with a training school, seaplane base, and dirigible hangar. In 1930 [[Thomas Towle (engineer)|Thomas Towle]] used the hangars to build his [[Towle TA-3]] diesel powered amphibian.<ref>{{cite book|title=The First Airplane Diesel Engine: Packard Model DR-980 of 1928|author=ROBERT B. MEYER|publisher=SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION • NATIONAL AIR MUSEUM WASHINGTON, D.C|date=1964}}</ref> Renamed as '''Naval Air Station Grosse Ile''' during World War II, the installation operated until 1969, when it was closed and turned over to the Township in 1971 for use as a general aviation airport. A memorial garden sits directly behind Township Hall, the former Hangar One, to honor the men and women who served in the armed forces at the [[Naval Air Station Grosse Ile]].
+On the evening of September 25, 2018 an EF1 [[tornado]], one of a three tornado outbreak in the area, crossed the airfield at about 9:00 PM local time.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.weather.gov/dtx/MonroeWayneTornadoes_180925 |website=National Weather Service |accessdate=26 September 2018 |title=September 25, 2018 Monroe and Wayne County Tornadoes}}</ref>
-The airport taxiways are now going through a major renovation that should be completed next year.
+During [[World War II]], [[George H.W. Bush]] got [[Naval aviator (United States)|naval pilot]] training at the Naval Air Base.<ref>Melton 1970, p.</ref> Bush finished his active Navy career at NASGI attached to Torpedo Squadron 153(VT-153),<ref>[https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/biographies-list/bios-b/bush-george-h-w.html George H. W. Bush Official US Navy bio, March 1945 - September 1945]</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wxyz.com/news/george-hw-bush-was-once-station-in-metro-detroit-during-wwii |title=George H.W. Bush Was Once Stationed in Metro Detroit During World War II |publisher=[[WXYZ-TV|WXYZ]]}}</ref> as did game show host [[Bob Barker]].
-== Facilities and aircraft ==
-[[Image:NAS Grosse Ile NAN2-47.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of Naval Air Station Grosse Ile in the 1940s]]
-Grosse Ile Municipal Airport covers an area of {{convert|607|acre|ha}} which contains two [[concrete]] paved [[runway]]s: 4/22 measuring 4,846 x 100&nbsp;ft (1,477 x 30 m) and 17/35 measuring 4,425 x 75&nbsp;ft (1,349 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 52,820 [[general aviation]] aircraft operations, an average of 144 per day.<ref name=FAA />
+In 2020, ''DBusiness Magazine'' named Grosse Ile as one of the Top Regional Airports for [[corporate aviation]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Corporate Aviation — Top Regional Airports 2020
-The airport is accessible by taking Jefferson Street to the Grosse Ile Parkway and turning right onto Meridian Road. Continue on Meridian Road and turn right onto Groh Road. Watch for the Township Hall sign on the left (about 200-250 yards), which marks the entrance drive to the parking lot. The airport offices are on the second floor.
+|url=https://www.dbusiness.com/from-the-top-lists/corporate-aviation-top-regional-airports-2020/|access-date=2022-11-10 | website=DBusiness Magazine|date=18 August 2020 }}</ref>
+== Facilities==
+[[Image:NAS Grosse Ile NAN2-47.jpg|thumb|Naval Air Station Grosse Ile in the 1940s]]
+The airport covers {{convert|607|acre|ha}} and has two [[concrete]] runways: runway 4/22 measures 4,846 x 100&nbsp;ft (1,477 x 30 m), and runway 17/35 measures 4,425 x 75&nbsp;ft (1,349 x 23 m).
+For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2020, the airport had 16,000 aircraft operations, or roughly 44 per day. All are [[general aviation]]. For the same time period, there are 70 aircraft based on the field: 57 single-engine and 9 multi-engine [[Airplane|airplanes]], 3 [[Helicopter|helicopters]], and 1 [[Jet aircraft|jet]].<ref name=FAA /><ref>{{Cite web |title=AirNav: KONZ – Grosse Ile Municipal Airport
+|url=https://airnav.com/airport/onz|access-date=2022-11-10 | website=AirNav.com}}</ref>
+The airport is reached by taking Jefferson Street to the Grosse Ile Parkway and turning right onto Meridian Road. Continue on Meridian Road and turn right onto Groh Road. Watch for the Township Hall sign on the left (about 200-250 yards), which marks the entrance to the parking lot. The airport offices are on the second floor.
+The airport has a [[fixed-base operator]] offering fuel, aircraft parking, catering, courtesy cars, conference rooms, crew lounges, snooze rooms, showers, and more.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grosse Ile Aviation|url=https://flightaware.com/resources/airport/KONZ/services/FBO/Grosse_Ile_Aviation|access-date=2022-11-10 | website=FlightAware}}</ref>
+==Accidents and incidents==
+*On September 2, 1996, a [[Piper PA-28 Cherokee]] crashed while on initial climb out of Grosse Ile and subsequently impacted the river while en route to [[Jackson County Airport (Michigan)|Jackson]]. Of the four onboard, the pilot and one passenger received serious injuries, and another two passengers received fatal injuries. Witnesses reported the aircraft appeared to be struggling to climb and then entered a steep left bank, losing altitude steadily until it impacted [[terrain]]. Other witnesses say they couldn't hear the engine running. The probable cause of the accident was found to be the pilot's exceeding the critical angle of bank required to maintain altitude.<ref>{{Cite web |title=N7082W accident description
+|url=https://planecrashmap.com/plane/mi/N7082W/|access-date=2022-11-10 | website=Plane Crash Map}}</ref>
+*On July 11, 2002, a plane crashed into the [[Detroit River]] after takeoff from Grosse Ile. The [[United States Coast Guard|U.S. Coast Guard]] rescued the two aboard, who were not injured.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2 survive plane crash into the Detroit River
+|url=https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/michigan/2002/07/12/2-survive-plane-crash-into-the-Detroit-River/stories/200207120032|access-date=2022-11-10 | newspaper=[[Toledo Blade]]}}</ref>
+*On June 23, 2011, a small plane crashed at Grosse Ile when its [[landing gear]] collapsed on landing. There was one pilot aboard.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Small Plane Crash Lands At Grosse Ile Airport
+|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/small-plane-crash-lands-at-grosse-ile-airport/|access-date=2022-11-10 | website=CBS News Detroit|date=23 June 2011 }}</ref>
+*On July 11, 2020, an [[Ultralight aviation|ultralight aircraft]] crashed into a residential area while operating at Grosse Ile Airport.<ref>{{Cite web |title=57-year-old Lincoln Park man pronounced dead after Grosse Ile plane crash|url=https://www.thenewsherald.com/2020/07/11/57-year-old-lincoln-park-man-pronounced-dead-after-grosse-ile-plane-crash/|access-date=2022-11-10 | website=The News Herald|date=11 July 2020 }}</ref>
+==See also==
+*[[List of airports in Michigan]]
+*[[Naval Air Station Grosse Ile]]
 == References ==
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 == External links ==
-*[http://www.grosseileairport.com/ Grosse Ile Municipal Airport]
+*{{Official website|grosseileairport.com}}
+*{{HAER |survey=MI-93-A |id=mi0432 |title=Grosse Ile Municipal Airport, Hangar No. 1, Meridian & Groh Roads, Detroit, MI |photos=13 |data=11 |cap=2}}
 *{{cite web|url= http://mich.gov/documents/ONZ_18348_7.pdf |title=Michigan Airport Directory - ONZ }}&nbsp;{{small|(42.6&nbsp;[[Kibibyte|KiB]])}}
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+{{Metro Detroit Transportation}}
+{{Airports in Michigan}}
 [[Category:Airports in Wayne County, Michigan]]
 [[Category:Airports established in 1929]]
+[[Category:Historic American Engineering Record in Michigan]]

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