# Cherry Capital Airport (TVC / KTVC) **Cherry Capital Airport** (IATA: TVC, ICAO: KTVC) is a medium airport in Traverse City, Michigan, United States. It opened in 1940. It has 2 runways; the longest is 7,016 ft (2,139 m). In 2025 it handled 923 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktvc ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: TVC / KTVC - FAA: TVC - Type: Medium airport - Serves: Traverse City, Michigan, United States - Opened: 1940 - Elevation: 624 ft / 190 m - Coordinates: 44.7414, -85.5822 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 7,016 ft / 2,139 m - Instrument procedures: 6 approaches - Passengers: 922,726 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/Detroit - Website: http://www.tvcairport.com/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_Capital_Airport (9 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1433080 - Weather station: KTVC - Ident: KTVC ## Timeline - 1940: Cherry Capital Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 10/28 | 7,016 ft / 2,139 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 094° / 274° | yes | | 18/36 | 5,378 ft / 1,639 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 180° / 360° | yes | - FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00425AD.PDF ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2015 | 416,549 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2016 | 443,443 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2017 | 464,896 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2018 | 490,292 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2019 | 570,372 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2020 | 289,323 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2021 | 596,379 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 572,705 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 691,776 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 782,505 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 922,726 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 14 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (1) - [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 224 mi / 360 km · United Express, American Eagle, United Airlines ### Seasonal (13) - [DCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdca.md) Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · United States · 599 mi / 964 km · American Eagle - [PHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphl.md) Philadelphia International Airport · United States · 626 mi / 1,007 km · American Eagle - [EWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewr.md) Newark Liberty International Airport · United States · 642 mi / 1,034 km · United Express - [LGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klga.md) LaGuardia Airport · United States · 653 mi / 1,051 km · American Eagle - [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 702 mi / 1,130 km · American Eagle - [BOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbos.md) Boston Logan International Airport · United States · 747 mi / 1,202 km · American Eagle - [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 1,023 mi / 1,646 km · American Eagle, American Airlines - [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 1,030 mi / 1,657 km · United Airlines - [SFB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfb.md) Orlando Sanford International Airport · United States · 1,128 mi / 1,816 km · Allegiant Air - [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 1,150 mi / 1,851 km · United Express - [PIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpie.md) St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport · United States · 1,174 mi / 1,889 km · Allegiant Air - [PGD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpgd.md) Punta Gorda Airport · United States · 1,247 mi / 2,007 km · Allegiant Air - [AZA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiwa.md) Mesa Gateway Airport · United States · 1,597 mi / 2,570 km · Allegiant Air ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from TVC, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (5) - [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 7 - G4 [Allegiant Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/allegiant-air) · 4 · seasonal - UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 3 - UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 2 - AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 1 · seasonal ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 923K (2025) | #854 of 3,974 | #204 in North America | #145 in US | | Longest runway | 7,016 ft / 2,139 m | #3,443 of 29,858 | #793 in North America | #597 in US | | Elevation | 624 ft / 190 m | =24,906 of 43,403 | =11,986 in North America | =9,982 in US | | Age | Opened 1940 | =1,114 of 15,079 | =366 in North America | =338 in US | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | ATIS | ATIS | 119.175 | | CNTR | MINNEAPOLIS CNTR | 132.900 | | CTAF | CTAF | 124.200 | | GND | GND | 121.800 | | OPS | USCG TRAVERSE CITY | 38.180 | | RDO | LANSING RDO | 122.200 | | TWR | TWR | 124.200 | | UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 | ## Nearby airports - [57MI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-4857.md) Acme Skyport · 5.8 mi / 9.4 km - [34U](https://dromopedia.com/airports/34u.md) Yuba Airport · 10 mi / 16 km - [Y88](https://dromopedia.com/airports/y88.md) Green Lake Airport · 13 mi / 21 km - [28MI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/28mi.md) Miller-Herrold Airport · 14 mi / 22 km - [4M0](https://dromopedia.com/airports/4m0.md) Lake Ann Airway Estates Airport · 17 mi / 27 km - [MI60](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mi60.md) Tannehill Airfield · 17 mi / 27 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: “Cherry Capital Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cherry_Capital_Airport&oldid=1376324849), revision of 23 Sep 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/ktvc/data