Happy New Year from Piper and the TVC Team!

May 2017 bring you joy and happiness -to the moon and back! Please join us in the paradise of northern Michigan.

What a great cover!

Air Shows magazine features the Cherry Festival Airshow on the front cover - fourth quarter 2016!

Cherry Capital Airport Welcomes You Home For The Holidays

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Happy Holidays from our living room to yours!

Cherry Capital Airport (TVC) would like wish you and yours a Happy Holiday Season!

A great way to start the day! A warm sunrise on a cold day.

Winter weather continues as winter storm approaches Friday through Sunday.

Please check the flight information on the TVC Airport APP to find the latest information about arrivals and departures. Please arrive at least 90 minutes early to check in and get through security.

Dedicated To The Core Emergency Training Exercise With The US Coast Guard

Cherry Capital Airport, Traverse City Fire Department, and the US Coast Guard conducted a training exercise in the extreme cold and snow. Training for emergencies is a 24/7 job that is required under extreme circumstances. Job well done!

Chef Mario Batali names Traverse City a Top Ten Foodie Town

In an article with USA Today Chef Mario Batali names Traverse City a Top Ten Foodie Town. Please follow the story from our friends at Up North Live!
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Lake Effect Snow Will Continue Through Saturday With More Snow On Sunday. Check Your Flight Status On the APP!

The Cherry Capital Airport Snow Team is working hard this weekend to keep the runways clean.

Please watch the flight updates on the App for any changes in your flight status. Contact the airlines with any questions. You can find additional information at tvcairport.com.

The snow team is in place!

Use the APP for up to minute flight information during winter weather. Arrive at least 90 minutes before departure to check in and get through security. Plan extra time during winter weather to ensure you do not miss your flight.

Arrive early and enjoy the Cherry Country Cafe and Gift shop.

Winter weather in the forecast! Use the App for up-to-date flight information.

The plow teams are preparing the trucks for another round of snow this week. Stay informed with flight information and weather with the TVC Airport App!

The National Cherry Festival Announces The Thunder Birds for 2017 and The Blues Angels for 2018!

Winter Weather in the forecast for the end of the week - Check the APP for Updates

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See the sites and sounds of Traverse City MI

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Cherry Capital Airport Launches Real Time Feature on App

Cherry Capital Airport Launches Real Time Feature on App: Cherry Capital Airport launched a new feature on their app, real time.

Cherry Capital Airport - Use the APP for up-to-date flight information!

Use the flights link to see the latest information regarding today's flights!

New FAA Video Stresses Holiday Drone Safety

If you’re one of the lucky people who gets a drone as a holiday present, the Federal Aviation Administration wants you to know how to fly it safely. The agency has released a new video reminding everyone of the rules and regulations that safe drone pilots must follow.

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How to Fly With a Pie This Thanksgiving

TSA officers may want a taste-test, but flying with pies is otherwise allowed.

Flying out of a Michigan airport, with a beloved Michigan pie, I took my chances. The expected jokes about "confiscating" the pie was all the extra security I encountered, and soon, I was happily at 38,000 feet, logging into the in-flight Wi-Fi for the express purpose of sending pie selfies. As one must.

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FAA Offers Air Travel Safety Tips

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta is encouraging travelers to Fly Smart this holiday season.

“I’m asking air travelers to take an active role in aviation safety when they fly this holiday season,” said FAA Administrator Huerta. “Fly Smart and be prepared. Your actions can save your life and those around you.”

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Traverse City - Architectural Digest's Top 21 Small Towns

While there’s nothing quite like the energy of the big city, the hectic pace isn’t for everyone, and urbanites themselves often need a respite. Luckily, the U.S. is home to thousands of perfectly charming small towns that are great places for weekend escapes—or to settle down in.

Check out Architectural Digest's list of the Top 21 Small Towns.

Governor Pence in Traverse City

Cherry Capital Airport welcomed Governor Pence to Traverse Today for a rally stop in the Great Lake State at AvFlight aviation hangar.  

60 veterans fly from TVC to DC to visit war memorials

TRAVERSE CITY — Tom Haywood was an 18-year-old dairyman from Traverse City when he joined the armed forces near the end of World War II.

“I went from milking cows to rounding up German prisoners,” said Haywood, who was stationed as a military policeman in newly liberated Paris.

Now 89, Haywood is grateful to the men who died before he got there, making it safe for him to serve. He planned to thank them when he visited Arlington National Cemetery as part of the sixth Mid-Michigan Honor Flight.

More than 60 World War II, Korean and Vietnam veterans flew from Cherry Capital Airport to Washington D.C. Thursday to visit the war memorials that honor their service and sacrifices. Many used canes, walkers and wheelchairs, others leaned on loved ones.

The trip was arranged and funded by Mid-Michigan Honor Flight, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing veterans with “honor and closure.”  Read the full story (Traverse City Record Eagle)

TSA Pre - Enroll Online

If you missed the TSA Pre Check event here at TVC the good news is that you can still enroll.
Apply Online...

DOT Bans All Samsung Galaxy Note7 Phones from Airplanes

(WASHINGTON) – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), today announced it is issuing an emergency order to ban all Samsung Galaxy Note7 smartphone devices from air transportation in the United States. Individuals who own or possess a Samsung Galaxy Note7 device may not transport the device on their person, in carry-on baggage, or in checked baggage on flights to, from, or within the United States. This prohibition includes all Samsung Galaxy Note7 devices. The phones also cannot be shipped as air cargo.  The ban will be effective on Saturday, October 15, 2016, at noon ET.  Read the press release...

K-9 Piper at TVC

The Federal Aviation Administration requires the Cherry Capital Airport have a Wildlife Hazard Management Plan in place to mitigate wildlife hazards to aviation. The plan calls for several methods of wildlife mitigation, including lights/sirens, pyrotechnics, traps, habitat modification and dogs. Though rare, dogs are one of the most effective methods of wildlife mitigation at airports.

K-9 Piper is a proactive approach to wildlife management and aviation safety. He is the only Wildlife Control K-9 on staff at an airport in Michigan and, we believe, one of less than ten in the United States.  Read more about Piper...

Cherry Capital Airport Blog

Visitors to the Cherry Capital Airport terminal complex will find close-in parking, electronic check-in computers, and advanced baggage screening. For those passengers who are dropped off, there is a weather-resistant canopy entrance. Once inside the terminal complex, passengers may check in at one of the airline counters or may bypass the line with a self-service computer, print out a boarding pass, and be on their way.