FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 04 SEPTEMBER 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | 38C |
Lat/Long: | 43-35-54.5000N 085-29-32.9000W 43-35.908333N 085-29.548333W 43.5984722,-85.4924722 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 897 ft. / 273 m (estimated) |
Variation: | 04W (1985) |
From city: | 2 miles NW of STANWOOD, MI |
Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 49346 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 10/1974 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | LAN (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | IREG |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Airport Communications
CTAF: | 122.9 |
WX AWOS-3P at RQB (7 nm N): | 125.875 (231-796-0884) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
MOPr272/32.8 | | MOUNT PLEASANT VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 05W |
Airport Services
Parking: | tiedowns |
Airframe service: | NONE |
Powerplant service: | NONE |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
Dimensions: | 3472 x 100 ft. / 1058 x 30 m |
Surface: | turf, in good condition |
Runway edge markings: | RWY & DTHR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
Latitude: | 43-36.193833N | | 43-35.622667N |
Longitude: | 085-29.549500W | | 085-29.547167W |
Elevation: | 895.0 ft. | | 897.0 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 184 magnetic, 180 true | | 004 magnetic, 360 true |
Displaced threshold: | 486 ft. | | 384 ft. |
Obstructions: | 78 ft. trees, 92 ft. left of centerline CTLG OBSTN EXCEEDS A 45 DEG SLP. APCH RATIO 1:1 TO DTHR OVR +30 FT TREES, 0 FT DIST, 105 FT R. | | 10 ft. road, 110 ft. left of centerline CTLG OBSTN EXCEEDS A 45 DEG SLP. APCH RATIO 3:1 TO DTHR OVR +33 FT TREES, 130 FT DIST, 140 FT R. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Privately-owned |
Owner: | WALTER L CAIN ESTATE 8731 OLD STATE RD STANWOOD, MI 49346-9083 Phone 231-823-2481 |
Manager: | JAMES CAIN 8731 OLD STATE RD STANWOOD, MI 49346-9083 Phone 231-580-1073 |
Additional Remarks
- | DEER, LRG BIRDS, & OTR WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | RWY 36: +25 FT PLINE, 650 FT TO DTHR, 125 FT L/R. |
- | FOR CD CTC GREAT LAKES APCH AT 269-459-3344, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921. |
- | NO SNOW REMOVAL. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 38C.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KRQB - Roben-Hood Airport (7 nm N)
13C - Lakeview Airport/Griffith Field (13 nm SE)
7D3 - Baldwin Municipal Airport (22 nm NW)
KFFX - Fremont Municipal Airport (24 nm SW)
6D6 - Greenville Municipal Airport (29 nm S)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Todd Stemen / Advantage Aerial Inc.
Taken in November 2008
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 27-Sep-2025
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 07:07 | | 11:07 |
Sunrise | | 07:36 | | 11:36 |
Sunset | | 19:30 | | 23:30 |
Evening civil twilight | | 19:59 | | 23:59 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 27-Sep-2025 09:22:08 |
Local (UTC-4) | 27-Sep-2025 05:22:08 |
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METAR |
KRQB 7nm N | 270855Z AUTO 19004KT 1/4SM FG VV002 14/14 A2990 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KMKG 41nm SW | 270520Z 2706/2806 00000KT P6SM SKC FM270900 VRB03KT 4SM BR FEW040 FM271100 10001KT 1 1/2SM BR FEW040 FM271300 21006KT P6SM FEW040 FM271700 23009KT P6SM SKC
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KGRR 43nm S | 270520Z 2706/2806 00000KT P6SM SKC FM271300 22006KT P6SM FEW040 FM271700 25008KT P6SM SKC
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NOTAMs |
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