Delta County Airport

Delta County Airport
An F-84F at the entrance along M-35 Highway
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerDelta County
ServesEscanaba, Michigan
OpenedApril 1940 (1940-04)
Elevation AMSL609 ft / 186 m
Coordinates45°43′22″N 087°05′37″W / 45.72278°N 87.09361°W / 45.72278; -87.09361
Websiteflyesc.com
Map
ESC
Location of airport in Michigan
ESC
ESC (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 6,498 1,981 Asphalt
1/19 5,016 1,529 Asphalt
Statistics (12 months ending December 2024 except where noted)
Passenger volume32,760
Departing passengers16,790
Scheduled flights908
Cargo (lb.)348k
Aircraft operations (2022)26,360
Based aircraft (2023)1

Delta County Airport (IATA: ESC, ICAO: KESC, FAA LID: ESC) is a county-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) southwest of the central business district of Escanaba, a city in Delta County, Michigan, United States. It offers limited commercial service, which is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.

It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025, in which it is categorized as a non-hub primary commercial service facility.

The airport received $1 million from the US Department of Transportation in 2020 as part of the CARES Act to help mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.