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38C Cain Field Airport
Stanwood, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 25-Nov-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1812:18
Sunrise07:4912:49
Sunset17:0922:09
Evening civil twilight17:4022:40

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  26-Nov-2025 02:27:26
Local (UTC-5)  25-Nov-2025 21:27:26
 
METAR
KRQB 
7nm N 		260215Z AUTO 14003KT M1/4SM FG VV000 06/06 A2968 RMK AO2
TAF
KMKG 
41nm SW 		252205Z 2522/2618 20004KT 4SM BR OVC005 TEMPO 2522/2602 2SM BR OVC004 FM260600 18010KT 3SM SHRA BR OVC007 FM260900 22015G26KT 5SM -SHRA BR OVC012 FM261300 23016G30KT 4SM -RASN BR BKN012 FM261700 25020G35KT 3SM -SN BR BKN009
KGRR 
43nm S 		252207Z 2522/2618 22005KT 4SM BR OVC005 TEMPO 2522/2602 2SM BR OVC004 FM260700 19010KT 3SM SHRA BR BKN009 FM261000 22014G26KT 5SM -SHRA BR BKN012 FM261300 21017G28KT 4SM -RASN BR BKN009 FM261700 23020G32KT 2SM -SN BR OVC008
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