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Newman's Airport
Retrofit complete: 13-home airpark community on former airport site. No active development opportunities. · summary, model-written
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Shrinking county
This site: -0.1% census-acs · all sites with thisRedeveloped
This site: …an airpark community consisting of 13 homes each with private hangars record · all sites with thisHousing
This site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisNow
| Status | Retrofit builtnewtypes-extraction reported |
|---|---|
| Strategy | RedevelopedWikipedia no source |
| New uses | housing, otherWikipedia no source |
| What is there now | an airpark community consisting of 13 homes each with private hangarsnewtypes-extraction reported |
| Retrofit year | 1999newtypes-extraction reported |
Site context
| Housing permits, Kalamazoo County (MI), 2024 | 0 units in 5+ unit buildings, 17 in 2–4, 284 single-family; 2023: 300 in 5+Census BPS |
|---|---|
| Other atlas sites nearby | 1 within 10 km, 1 within 25 km: Maple Hill Mall (8.1 km)computed |
| Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW) | 12,258 jobs in 750 establishments; average annual pay $39,583; employment location quotient 1.02; employment -0.8% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private |
| Jobs located in the tract, 2021 | 1,166 jobs; 363 in retail trade, 71 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 26077002909)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2021 |
| Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract) | children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 42th income percentile as adults; 0.5% incarcerated at the 2010 count (206 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights |
| Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract) | not a low-access tract at 1 mile; 40% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 11.3%; median family income $107,933; 168 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS |
| Schools | Mattawan Consolidated School (KG-12); 0 public schools within 1 mileNCES EDGE |
| Elevation | 836 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP |
| Storm events in the county, 2016-2025 | 55 county-logged events: 41 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 2 tornado, 1 funnel cloud; $54,710,000 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events |
| Homes for sale in ZIP 49009, 2026-09 | median list price $507,250 (+1.7% on the year); 111 active listings; median 44 days on market; 20% with a price cutRealtor.com Research |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 838 establishments (-4%); 13,692 jobs (+7%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $273,812 (+4% 1 yr, +25% 5 yr); typical rent $1,287/mo (+5% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 292 vehicles a day on Brekke Ln (local road, 2 lanes); 7 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
Summary, model-written
Newman's Airport (opened 1950, original developer Howard "Budd" Newman) was retrofitted in 1999 to become an airpark community. The retrofit is complete (status: built), with 13 homes each featuring private hangars. Current use is residential housing. The record states retrofit is already built and housing exists on-site. Housing market data (ZHVI $273,812, ZORI $1,287) is available for Kalamazoo County (2026-09). No recent development permits beyond 2024 are noted. The airport no longer functions as an airport; it is now a residential community. Peer comparisons (e.g., Bayshore Mall, Muskegon Mall) are provided but not relevant to this site's current status. Traffic data shows low-volume local road (Brekke Ln) with 292 ADT. No commercial aviation activity remains.
Why. Record explicitly states retrofit is complete and housing exists. No current development opportunities noted (opp_score: 0.0). No evidence of ongoing redevelopment or new construction beyond the 1999 retrofit.
Where it stands. The site is fully converted to housing. No further retrofitting is indicated in the record. Housing market data is available but not analyzed for this assessment.
For a planner
- Airport infrastructure repurposed to residential use
- 13-unit airpark community with private hangars
- No current commercial aviation or retail activity
For a developer
- Retrofit already completed
- No active development opportunities noted
- Housing market data available for Kalamazoo County
What we do not know yet
- No vacancy rates or occupancy data provided
- No recent sales or rental activity data
- No current owner or management details
- Traffic volume (292 ADT) is low, but no context on accessibility
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History and original facts
| Opened | 1950newtypes-extraction |
|---|---|
| Original developer | Howard "Budd" Newmannewtypes-extraction reported |
| County | Kalamazoo County |
| Census division | 3 · East North Central |
| Notes | Draft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: Newman's Airport, originally a private airport, was sold and subdivided in 1999 to create the Skyview Estates airpark community with 13 homes and private hangars. |
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Background
Newman's Airport (FAA LID: 4N0) is a privately owned, public airport located 7 mi (11.3 km) west of Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. It is a choice for many pilots in the area who wish to avoid the Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport. Newman's is an airpark community consisting of 13 homes each with private hangars. The airport offers tie-downs and hangars. On average, 96 aircraft operations occur per week, with 90% being local general aviation. No commercial airlines service Newman's. 20 aircraft are based on the field. == History == Newman's Airport is named after Howard "Budd" Newman. He built the airport after moving from Detroit to the Kalamazoo area.
Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.
Timeline
- 1950 First east/west runway built
- 1950 Opened
- 1998 Airfield and surrounding land sold
- 1999 Land subdivided to create Skyview Estates community
- 1999 Retrofit: redevelop
Sources
- Newman's Airport · CC BY-SA 4.0
4 quoted sentences
Newman's Airport
He built the first east/west runway, now a taxiway, in the early 1950s
In 1998, the airfield and surrounding land was sold
in 1999 was subdivided to create the Skyview Estates community
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