Governor Gretchen Whitmer has proclaimed September General Aviation Appreciation Month in Michigan.
The Alliance For Aviation Across America says this honor reflects the 5.2 Billion dollars of economic impact related to general aviation airports and the unique services these facilities provide their communities.
Unlike commercial airports, whose primary purpose is travel, general aviation airports tend to be in smaller cities and rural towns and handle personal and business flying, law enforcement, medivac, agricultural spraying, and host skydiving schools.
The Grand Haven Memorial Airport is a general aviation airport.