[8] For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2020 the airport totaled 60,000 aircraft operations, an average of 164 per day: 91% general aviation and 9% air taxi.

For the same time period, there were 53 aircraft based at this airport: 44 single engine and 2 multi-engine airplanes, 5 helicopters, 1 glider, and 1 ultralight.

[11] Henry Ford purchased 1400 acres of land in Lansing in 1923 to build an airport to connect southland Chicago with his factories in Detroit.

[12] Beginning June 1, 1926, work began on clearing land to build the hangar which was expected to, upon completion, hold three of Ford's Tri-Motor planes.

He was Ford's chief architect and wanted to design a space that would solve a number of problems found in early hangars.

Operating on a wheeled track located on the inside of the building, the doors could be opened to any length by one person, regardless of wind or weather conditions.