Lansing Capitol City Airport

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Lansing Capitol City Airport

IATA: LAN - ICAO: KLAN
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Capitol Regional Airport Authority
Serves		Lansing, Michigan,
Elevation AMSL		861 ft (262.4 m)
Coordinates		42°46′43.32″N, 84°35′14.48″W
Website		http://www.flylansing.com/home/
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Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
10R/28L	7,251	2,210	Asphalt
10L/28R	3,601	1,098	Asphalt
6/24	5,001	1,524	Asphalt/Concrete

1 General
2 Gate Assignment
3 Flight Planning Resources
4 IFR Routes

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General

Capital City Airport, also known as Lansing Capital City Airport, is a public,class C airport, located 3 miles (5 km) northwest of downtown Lansing in Clinton County, Michigan, USA. According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, approximately 284,000 passengers departed from Capital City Airport in 2006, down 9% from 312,000 in 2005.

Capital City Airport covers 2,160 acres. A business center is located near gate 6, and it provides complimentary wireless (SSID "CRAA") Internet access at approximately 1.5 Mbit/s downstream and upstream.

Also, Capitol City Airport is also home to Lansing Community College's Aviation Tech Center. LCC's Aviation Tech Center has three courses that include aircraft maintenance. Aircraft maintenance has two sub courses, Airframe and Power Plant dealing with the engines and body of the plane as well as an avionics course that teaches students how to repair, build, and maintain advanced avionics systems. At the Tech Center they also offer courses that prepare student for taking the FAA test and becoming commercial pilots. They currently operate Piper Warrior and Piper Seminole aircraft.

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