Drummond Island Airport


Drummond Island Airport is a public airport located one mile southwest of the central business district of Drummond Island, in Chippewa County, Michigan, United States. It is owned by Drummond Township. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a basic general aviation facility.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Drummond Island Airport is assigned DRM by the FAA and DRE by the IATA.
The Drummond Township Golf Course crosses runway 8/26.

Facilities

Drummond Island Airport covers an area of and contains two runways: 8/26 with a 4,000 x 75 ft asphalt pavement and 1/19 with a 2,500 x 150 ft turf surface.
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2015, the airport had 5,000 general aviation aircraft operations. In March 2017, there were 9 aircraft based at this airport: 8 single-engine and 1 multi-engine.
The airport is staffed Monday through Saturday from 8:00 a.m. until 5 p.m. and is accessible by road from Drummond Rd, and is close to M-134.

International Flights

US Customs & Border Protection previously processed private aircraft flying internationally to Drummond Island. As of September 30th, 2018, CBP will withdraw landing rights for International Flights due to cost and impacting their operations in the area.
CBP will continue to service Chippewa County International Airport in Kinross Twp as well as Sanderson Field in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan.