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38C Cain Field Airport
Stanwood, Michigan, USA

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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
MOPr272/32.8MOUNT PLEASANT VOR/DME110.6005W

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: 43-36.193833N43-35.622667N
Longitude: 085-29.549500W085-29.547167W
Elevation: 895.0 ft.897.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 184 magnetic, 180 true004 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 of 38C (Cain Field Airport)
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 twilight07:0711:07
Sunrise07:3611:36
Sunset19:3023:30
Evening civil twilight19:5923:59

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  27-Sep-2025 09:22:08
Local (UTC-4)  27-Sep-2025 05:22:08
 
METAR
KRQB 
7nm N 
270855Z AUTO 19004KT 1/4SM FG VV002 14/14 A2990 RMK AO2
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
KGRR 
43nm S 
270520Z 2706/2806 00000KT P6SM SKC FM271300 22006KT P6SM FEW040 FM271700 25008KT P6SM SKC
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