Airports / Michigan / CMX
Houghton County Memorial Airport
KCMX / CMXHancock, MichiganELEV 1,095 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
67 nm
To the nearest alternate
Marquette/Sawyer International Airport (MQT).
Overview
Houghton County Memorial Airport (KCMX / CMX) sits in Hancock, Michigan, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 1,095 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
CMX has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Marquette/Sawyer International Airport (MQT, 67 nm), Gogebic Iron County Airport (IWD, 78 nm), and Ford Airport (IMT, 82 nm).
Quotes for flights out of CMX vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from CMX, or browse verified operators serving the area.
What fliers highlight
Staff & service
3/5 reviews“With the friendliest airport staff right from checkin through security!!”
Audrey5★ on Google
Easy in & out
2/5 reviews“Tiny yet convenient airport.”
Adjacent5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Houghton County Memorial Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KCMX
IATA
CMX
FAA / Local
CMX
Elevation
1,095 ft
Coordinates
47.1684° N · 88.4891° W
Airspace
E · EchoClass E — EchoControlled airspace reaches the surface for instrument approaches, but there is no control tower on the field.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs MI fields
state range 580–1,328 ft
At 1,095 ft, CMX sits higher than 85% of the 48 Michigan fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 67nmMQTMarquette/Sawyer International AirportGwinn
- 78nmIWDGogebic Iron County AirportIronwood
- 82nmIMTFord AirportKingsford
- 101nmRHIRhinelander Oneida County AirportRhinelander
- 104nmESCDelta County AirportEscanaba
- 140nmHYRSawyer County AirportHayward
Location
Open the full mapKCMX · Houghton County Memorial Airport · Hancock, MI
From the ramp
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