statistics The peak year for total cargo activity at Capital Region International Airport was in 2007 with of cargo. General and corporate aviation Capital Region International Airport is served by two fixed-base operators. AvFlight provides charter, cargo, and freight services as well as aircraft maintenance. They operate a 24-hour facility at the airport with satellite weather, deicing, and fuel services. Beacon Aviation offers aircraft maintenance, inspections, and avionics certification, services, and autopilot installations. In addition to nearby Mason Jewett Field (TEW) located southeast, other local general aviation airports include University Airpark (41G) northeast in Bath Township and Abrams Municipal Airport (4D0) west in Watertown Township. Ground transportation Lansing's airport is accessible by road from Grand River Avenue to the south (main entrance), Airport Road from the west, and DeWitt Road from the east. The airport is close to freeways I-69 (exits 84, 85), I-96 (exit 90), I-496 (exit 3), and U.S. Highway 127 (exit 82B). From downtown Lansing, traffic can follow Business Loop I-96 to the airport. Capital Area Transportation Authority (CATA) Bus Route 14 runs between the airport and downtown Lansing. To get to East Lansing or the Michigan State University campus, riders may transfer from the Lansing downtown end of Route 14 onto Route 1, Route 4, or Route 15. A CSX Transportation rail line is located at the south end of the airport. The railroad runs from Grand Rapids to Detroit. Short term and long term parking are available at lots close to the terminal building, as well as several car rental agencies and taxi services. Incidents and accidents On July 17, 1985, a single-engine plane, piloted by a passenger, landed at the airport after the pilot suffered a fatal heart attack. The plane, which departed from Flint, incurred a damaged nose and blown tire upon landing. The pilot of a nearby plane flew alongside and guided the troubled aircraft to the airport. In February 1988, Kenneth Hasson, of Los Angeles, was arrested for bringing of cocaine, worth $11 million, through the airport. Hasson and an accomplice were sentenced to life terms in prison. On May 20, 1990, a Piper PA-28-181 crashed in East Lansing on approach to the Lansing airport, fatally wounding the pilot. The single-engine plane, en route from Mason, encountered instrument problems and cloudy conditions. On February 11, 1991, a Glasair 3 two-passenger plane skidded off a runway into a field after experiencing problems