Name: Beaver Island airport approaches are cleared for larger summer transport, 1968
Start: 1968-05
End: 1968-05
Location: Beaver Island Airport

Event

Date: 1968-05
Kind: Construction
Where: Beaver Island Airport
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: transportationconstructioneconomytourism
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

For the 1968 summer season, the American Central Land Development Company planned to use a DC-6 transport for salesmen and clients, and trees were removed from the ends of Beaver Island’s runways to provide a longer approach.

Evidence and limits

The Beacon reports operational preparation and tree clearing, not an airport engineering record. It does not establish the new dimensions, legal approval, or whether the planned DC-6 service operated as described.

Open questions

What were the runway dimensions before and after the clearing?
Which agency approved the work and what flights occurred?

Sources

Beaver Beacon, May 1968, “Season Opener’s.”
Reports American Central Land Development Company’s summer operation, a DC-6 transport for salesmen and clients, and tree removal from runway ends to provide a longer island approach. It does not provide a survey, permit, runway dimensions, or completion record.
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Beaver Beacon, May 1968, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held eight-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island airport approaches are cleared for larger summer transport, 1968”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-airport-runway-extension-1968/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1968, “Season Opener’s.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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