Grand Haven Memorial Airpark

The airport has existed at its current location since the 1940s. In 2014, the airport saw a $500,000 expansion to facilities, including the construction of a new 1500 square foot multipurpose room, a kitchenette, and accessible restrooms as well as expansions to the airport's parking lot. The project was completed to support the expansion of flight instruction at the airport but could be used for a wide variety of purposes. The airport has faced a string of challenges to its funding and viability. In both 1992 and 2018, the Grand Haven Chamber of Commerce started a study into the airport's economic impact and whether it made the best use of the land. In 2019, the airport was faced with a plan to repurpose some of its land, including the north–south runway numbered 18/36, for commercial properties like factories that could bring in an estimated $600 million to the area. ==Facilities and aircraft==

The airport has two runways. Runway 9/27 is 3752 x 75 ft (1144 x 23 m) and is asphalt. Runway 18/36 is 2058 x 60 ft (627 x 18 m) and is also asphalt. The airport has a fixed-base operator that sells fuel, performs general maintenance, and offers amenities.{{Cite web |title=Grand Haven Memorial Airport For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2021, the airport had 11,315 aircraft operations, an average of 31 per day. This includes nearly 100% general aviation, <1% air taxi, and <1% military. For the same time period, there are 63 aircraft based on the field: 59 single-engine and 3 multi-engine airplanes as well as 1 helicopter. ==Accidents and incidents==

• On July 20, 1995, an experimental Darrell Falconar F9 crashed after takeoff from Grand Haven Memorial Airpark. The aircraft appeared to stall about 1500 feet from the end of the runway after departure, and the wings appeared to "flutter back and forth" before the right wing dropped and the airplane fell below the treeline. It was also reported the aircraft appeared to have trouble powering up before departure. The probable cause was found to be a failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed during the climb after takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. • On August 17, 2019, a skydiver died in an accident at Grand Haven Memorial Airport. Witnesses say the skydiver's parachute may have come into contact with another skydiver, at which point the parachute collapsed. • On March 2, 2021, a Cessna 210 crashed after takeoff from Grand Haven Memorial. The aircraft tried to land in a nearby field but lost too much airspeed and crashed into woods short of the intended landing spot.{{Cite web |title=Pilot survives airplane crash in Grand Haven Twp. == See also ==