# Delta County Airport (ESC)

> Escanaba, US · IATA: ESC · ICAO: KESC · Medium Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `ESC` |
| ICAO | `KESC` |
| City | Escanaba |
| Country | US |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 186 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 45.72320, -87.08862 |

## Description

Delta County Airport (IATA: ESC, ICAO: KESC) handled roughly 457,000 pounds — a little over 200 tonnes — of cargo in the twelve months to September 2025, a modest but real figure for this quiet gateway to Michigan's southern Upper Peninsula on the Little Bay de Noc. That volume comes from contract freight flights for FedEx and UPS rather than from belly space, alongside medical, military and charter movements; the field has neither a cargo terminal nor a customs post. On the passenger side SkyWest flies as Delta Connection to Detroit (DTW) and Minneapolis–St. Paul (MSP), subsidised under the Essential Air Service programme, which in early 2026 was renewed for a further two years with twelve weekly round trips. Water and timber still drive the local economy: a large paper mill and an ore dock define Escanaba, and both move their tonnage by Great Lakes shipping and rail rather than by air. Consolidated, dangerous or international consignments route via Green Bay (GRB) about two hours south, via Detroit, or via Milwaukee (MKE), with US-41 putting Wisconsin within easy trucking reach. Spare parts for paper machinery or mining equipment typically fly to GRB or DTW and finish the journey by road.

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