# Hamp Airport (68R)

**Hamp Airport** (FAA: 68R) is a small airport in Elwell, Michigan, United States. It opened in Aug 1990. It closed in 1981. It has one runway, 2,580 ft (786 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/68r

## At a glance

- FAA: 68R
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Elwell, Michigan, United States
- Opened: Aug 1990
- Closed: 1981 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 825 ft / 252 m
- Coordinates: 43.3995, -84.8008
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,580 ft / 786 m
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/Detroit
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamp_Airport (2 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35262485
- Weather station: KAMN
- Ident: 68R

## Timeline

- 1981: Hamp Airport closes.
- Aug 1990: Hamp Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 2,580 ft / 786 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Grass | 090° / 270° |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,580 ft / 786 m | =20,151 of 29,858 | =8,839 in North America | =7,598 in US |
| Elevation | 825 ft / 252 m | =20,881 of 43,403 | =9,713 in North America | =7,959 in US |
| Age | Opened 1990 | =9,671 of 15,079 | =7,452 in North America | =7,341 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

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- [47G](https://dromopedia.com/airports/47g.md) Mayes Airport · 12 mi / 19 km
- [53W](https://dromopedia.com/airports/53w.md) Woodruff Lake Airport · 14 mi / 22 km
- [MOP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmop.md) Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport · 16 mi / 25 km
- [US-8550](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-8550.md) Earl's Spray Services Airport · 17 mi / 28 km
- [MI44](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mi44.md) D J Airport · 19 mi / 31 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Hamp Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hamp_Airport&oldid=1362764086), revision of 6 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/68r/data