# Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (AZO / KAZO)

**Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport** (IATA: AZO, ICAO: KAZO) is a medium airport in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. It opened in Apr 1940. It has 3 runways; the longest is 6,502 ft (1,982 m). In 2025 it handled 174 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kazo

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: AZO / KAZO
- FAA: AZO
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
- Opened: Apr 1940
- Elevation: 874 ft / 266 m
- Coordinates: 42.2321, -85.5496
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 6,502 ft / 1,982 m
- Instrument procedures: 5 approaches
- Passengers: 173,532 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/Detroit
- Website: http://www.azoairport.com
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalamazoo/Battle_Creek_International_Airport (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3457490
- Weather station: KAZO
- Ident: KAZO

## Timeline

- Apr 1940: Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 6,502 ft / 1,982 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 171° / 351° | yes |
| 05/23 | 3,438 ft / 1,048 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 045° / 225° | yes |
| 09/27 | 2,800 ft / 853 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Asphalt | 090° / 270° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00717AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1999 | 554,608 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 240,608 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 304,718 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 289,198 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 300,497 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 297,478 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 103,546 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 156,299 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 141,341 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 172,317 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 182,138 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 173,532 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

2 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (2)

- [DTW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdtw.md) Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · United States · 112 mi / 181 km · Delta Connection
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 122 mi / 196 km · American Eagle

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from AZO, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (2)

- [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 1
- [Delta Connection](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-connection) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 174K (2025) | #1,595 of 3,974 | #357 in North America | #237 in US |
| Longest runway | 6,502 ft / 1,982 m | =4,064 of 29,858 | =1,000 in North America | =759 in US |
| Elevation | 874 ft / 266 m | =19,997 of 43,403 | =9,191 in North America | =7,493 in US |
| Age | Opened 1940 | =1,114 of 15,079 | =366 in North America | =338 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | APP/DEP | 119.200 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 127.250 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 121.750 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 118.300 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| RDO | LANSING RDO | 109.000 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.300 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [BTL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbtl.md) Battle Creek Executive Airport at Kellogg Field · 16 mi / 26 km
- [GRR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgrr.md) Gerald R. Ford International Airport · 45 mi / 72 km
- [SBN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksbn.md) South Bend International Airport · 54 mi / 86 km
- [JXN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjxn.md) Jackson County Airport/Reynolds Field · 56 mi / 89 km
- [LAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klan.md) Capital Region International Airport · 62 mi / 100 km
- [MKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmkg.md) Muskegon County Airport · 74 mi / 118 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [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: “Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kalamazoo/Battle_Creek_International_Airport&oldid=1370216409), revision of 19 Aug 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/kazo/data