Delta County
ESC · KESC · Escanaba, Michigan · Delta County · map
Delta County is a public-use airport owned by Delta County, 2 miles southwest of Escanaba, Michigan, 609 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 10/28, is 6,498 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and 1 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 26,360 takeoffs and landings a year. About 16,170 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Delta County?
Its FAA code is ESC, and its ICAO code is KESC.
Where is Delta County?
It is 2 miles southwest of Escanaba, Michigan, 609 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Delta County?
The longest of its 2 runways, 10/28, is 6,498 feet long.
Does Delta County have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Delta County?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Delta County?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Detroit Metro Wayne County, Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain, General Mitchell International, Dane County Rgnl/Truax Field, Delta County. Every route
Are there flight schools at Delta County?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Bay de Noc Flying Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Delta County?
5 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Delta County…
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.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA ESC · ICAO KESC
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Delta County
- Elevation
- 609 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 6:00 am to 9:30 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Green Bay sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 6,498 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 01/19 | 5,016 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 10: ILS with DME, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 28: PAPI, four lights on the right
- Runway 01: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 51 ft high 1,871 ft from the end
- Runway 19: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Esc and aWOS-3PT | 121.425 | |
| Escanaba and center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.65 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 906-786-9001.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- air freight, cargo handling, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Marquette Sawyer Regional (40 nm north), Schoolcraft County (41 nm east), Menominee Regional (43 nm southwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Michigan · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 10; runway end identifier lights runway 28, 01, and 19; PAPI runway 28, 01, and 19; high-intensity runway lights runway 10/28; medium-intensity runway lights runway 01/19 - the common traffic frequency.
- 100LL available H24 self service.
- Field conditions unmon 9:30 pm to 6:00 am.
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Cold temperature airport. Altitude correction required at or below -23C.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 844 departures from ESC in those twelve months, carrying 16,048 passengers in 30,360 seats (53% filled), to 9 destinations on 3 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta County → Detroit Metro Wayne County ESC–DTW | 339 | 10,422 | SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| Delta County → Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain ESC–MSP | 252 | 5,277 | SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| Delta County → General Mitchell International ESC–MKE | 192 | 0 | Federal Express Corporation |
| Delta County → Dane County Rgnl/Truax Field ESC–MSN | 47 | 0 | Federal Express Corporation |
| Delta County → Delta County ESC–ESC | 8 | 0 | SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| Delta County → Washington Dulles International ESC–IAD | 2 | 349 | Allegiant Air |
| Delta County → Ford ESC–IMT | 2 | 0 | Federal Express Corporation |
| Delta County → Marquette ESC–MQT | 1 | 0 | Federal Express Corporation |
All 9 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| other | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 26,360, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 1,260 |
| air taxi and commuter | 7,000 |
| general aviation, travelling | 8,000 |
| general aviation, local | 10,000 |
| military | 100 |
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. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Escanaba from the FAA register
13 aircraft are registered to owners in Escanaba, Michigan: 10 piston singles, 1 turboprop, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute, 1 glider. 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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Michigan.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Bay de Noc Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Escanaba
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 5 aviation medical examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 1 training center examiner.
All 9 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 4 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Escanaba 13 aircraft · 10 piston singles, 1 turboprops, 1 weight-shift and powered parachutes
- Bay de Noc Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Detroit Metro Wayne County (DTW) 339 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain (MSP) 252 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- General Mitchell International (MKE) 192 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation
- Dane County Rgnl/Truax Field (MSN) 47 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation
- Delta County (ESC) 8 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Washington Dulles International (IAD) 2 flights in twelve months · Allegiant Air
- Ford (IMT) 2 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation
- Marquette (MQT) 1 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 4 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Michigan 2,103 since 1982 · 226 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 5 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Michigan 220 landing places
- Michigan 7,223 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/ESC.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 28, 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.