Houghton County Memorial
CMX · KCMX · Hancock, Michigan · Houghton County · map
Houghton County Memorial is a public-use airport owned by Houghton County, 4 miles northeast of Hancock, Michigan, 1,095 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 14/32, is 6,501 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 22 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 16,054 takeoffs and landings a year. About 25,146 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather right now KCMX · observed 6:53 pm EDT (22:53 UTC), 39 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 11 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 61°F (16°C), dew point 51°F (11°C)
- Altimeter 29.64 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 7:22 pm EDT (23:22 UTC), good until Wed 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC)
- From Tue 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 24,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the west at 13 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 4:00 pm EDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the west at 18 knots, gusting to 30, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 22,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KCMX 062253Z AUTO 29011KT 10SM CLR 16/11 A2964 RMK AO2 SLP038 T01610106
TAF KCMX 062322Z 0700/0724 29011KT P6SM SCT050 FM070300 30010G21KT P6SM SCT240 FM071300 28013G22KT P6SM FEW250 FM072000 27018G30KT P6SM FEW220
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA CMX · ICAO KCMX
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Houghton County
- Elevation
- 1,095 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 4:00 am to 12:00 am
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Green Bay sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2W
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 6,501 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 07/25 | 5,201 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 14: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 73 ft high 1,872 ft from the end
- Runway 32: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 07: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 55 ft high 1,660 ft from the end
- Runway 25: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 51 ft high 1,630 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.7 | · Prior permission required via UNICOM for parking in front of airline terminal. |
| Houghton and rco | 122.2 | Houghton |
| Cmx and automated weather (ASOS) | 125.675 | |
| Hancock and center (remote transmitter) Low | 133.55 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 906-482-4248.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Takeoffs and landings a year about 16,054, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Hancock from the FAA register
11 aircraft are registered to owners in Hancock, Michigan: 11 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Michigan.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 6 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Deer and gulls on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 32; runway end identifier lights runway 14; PAPI runway 14 and 32; high-intensity runway lights runway 14/32 - the common traffic frequency. Activate runway end identifier lights runway 07 and 25; PAPI runway 07 and 25; medium-intensity runway lights runway 07/25; taxiway B - contact county maintenance via the common traffic frequency.
- Airfield guidance signs snow covd in winter.
- Paew on airport monitor the common traffic frequency. Fqt snow removal operations in progress at various times OCT-APR monitor the common traffic frequency.
- Prior permission required via UNICOM for parking in front of airline terminal.
- Runway conditions unmon daily 12:00 am to 5:00 am.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.