Plymouth Runway Mile & 5K

The Plymouth Runway Mile and 5K are held at Plymouth Municipal Airport as a fundraising effort for AlphaFlight, a locally owned flight school that is based out of Plymouth. Flight training is a costly endeavor and is often the largest hurdle that students must manage in order to pursue their dreams of becoming a pilot. All proceeds from Plymouth Runway will support scholarship opportunities for students through AlphaFlight. Both the Runway Mile and Runway 5K are competitive races with chip timing and overall/age group awards. Strollers are welcomed. Any child completing the course under their own power will need to be registered. If a child is being pushed in a stroller, that child does not need registered for the event. There will be numerous aircraft including airplanes and helicopters parked for participants and spectators to enjoy. There will also be an opportunity for helicopter rides (for a fee). The runway will be closed to aircraft operations for the duration of the event so that participants have the unique opportunity to race on the actual runway. Expect fast racing, food trucks, and aviation fun! Plymouth Runway Mile : 9:00am start The one-mile course starts on the south side of the main airport building. Participants will race on the newly constructed taxiway for 1/2 mile before turning onto the runway itself and heading back to the finish. Course map available at a future date. While all ages and abilities (and strollers!) are welcome, this is a competitive race. It will be chip-timed and there will be awards. When registering, we ask participants to estimate their finish time in case we need to utilize a wave start so that all participants have the opportunity for their best race. Presence of a wave start will depend on registration numbers. There will be overall and age group awards for the Runway Mile. There are no finisher medals for the Runway Mile. The finish line for Runway Mile participants will close at 9:30am, and we will immediately begin pre