Alpena County Regional– APN
Located six nautical miles west of the central business district, the Alpena County Regional Airport (APN) in Alpena, Michigan, United States, straddles the boundary between the town of Maple Ridge on the north and the town of Wilson in the south. The county-owned, public-use, joint military airport is mostly operating for general aviation. The airport covers an area of 3,084 acres with two concrete runways. The busiest route for domestic flights out of APN is to Detroit, Michigan with a total of 8,750 passengers recorded from 2016 to 2017.
Best Time to Visit
The APN-Alpena County Regional Airport in Alpena, Michigan hosts the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center – the host unit of the Michigan Air National Guard’s Alpena Air National Guard’s Alpena Air National Guard Base. As of 2017, has served 18,400 passengers. The APN airport houses Delta Connection airlines with flights bound to Detroit, Pellston. It also houses the FedEx Feeder for freight cargo bound to Flint. In 1990, the movie Die Hard 2 starring Bruce Willis shoots some of its scene at the runway of Alpena Country Regional Airport. If you’re coming from Maple Valley or Gaylord, you can also book your flights at the APN.
What to Do & Area Attractions
For best value hotels near Alpena County Regional Airport, book a room at the nearby Days Inn by Wyndham Alpena or at the comfy Best Western of Alpena. When in town, it’s highly recommended get a taste of JJ’s Steak and Pizza House in the downtown district of Alpena.
Other available airports near the APN include the Pellston Regional Airport (PLN) and the Chippewa County International Airport (CIU).
