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1D2 · Canton-Plymouth-Mettetal Airport

FAA-LID · US · 15 NTSB events

ID 1D2 Elev 696 ft Lat 42° 20.89' N Lon 83° 27.38' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,302 ft. Max gradient: 0.46%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 177° 2,302 ft 75 ft ASPH-F Yes 0.46%
36 357° 2,302 ft 75 ft ASPH-F Yes 0.46%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 4 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI RWY 18 & 36; MIRL RWY 18/36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI RWY 18 & 36; MIRL RWY 18/36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI RWY 18 & 36; MIRL RWY 18/36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT PAPI RWY 18 & 36; MIRL RWY 18/36 - CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    DEER & LRG BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (4 sentences)
  • ·NOISE SENSITIVE AREAS NORTH & SOUTH OF ARPT - CALL AMGR FOR NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS.
  • ·FOR CD CTC DETROIT APCH AT 734-955-1404.
  • ·TGL PROHIBITED DUE TO RWY LEN.
  • ·FOR SVC WKENDS CALL AMGR AT 248-981-8127.

Field profile

Wikipedia

Full article ↗

Canton–Plymouth Mettetal Airport is a public use airport located in Canton Township, Michigan, United States. The airport lies two nautical miles (3.7 km) south of the central business district of Plymouth, in Wayne County. The airport is owned and operated by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT). It is also referred to as Mettetal Airport. The airport is uncontrolled (non-towered) and is used for general aviation purposes.

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

15 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

23

since 1982

Fatal

2

8.7% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

0

no recent events

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 80,457 ops in 2007

2024 total

14,000

10-yr total

176,390

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=15

  • Other 4
  • Ground collision 4
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Loss of control 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2011-08-28 Cessna 172M · Ground collision · VMC · night →
2010-06-13 Bell 47G · Engine failure · day →
2004-07-31 Piper PA-28RT-201T · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2002-10-20 Piper PA-32-300 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2001-08-18 Waters Avid Bandit · Fuel exhaustion →
2000-06-26 Cessna 172N · Weather · day →
1997-06-25 Cessna 172N · Fuel exhaustion · night →
1995-12-16 BITONTI WITTMAN WT-8 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1995-06-05 Piper PA-23-250 · Other · VMC · day →
1993-02-25 Cessna 150M · Loss of control · dusk →
1992-08-10 Cessna 182BTW · Other · dawn →
1990-12-26 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · day →
1990-10-11 Cessna 150 · Other · VMC · day →
1983-09-13 Cessna 172 · Weather · VMC · day →
1982-04-14 RAND K.R.1 · Ground collision · day →

Designees in MI

CFI Flight Instructors 1,786 A&P Mechanics 5,757 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 55 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 5 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 1 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 9 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 29 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 16 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 1 ODA Organizational Designations 3 Schools Flight Schools 54 FBO Fixed Base Operators 103 Clubs Flying Clubs 41 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 9 EAA EAA Chapters 40

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Donald E Wedekemper Ypsilanti MI 10 nm
Sara Diane Bey Van Buren Charter Township MI 10 nm
Amanda Kirsten Roggow Ann Arbor MI 13 nm
William Clark Ann Arbor MI 13 nm
Gerald Leigh Stanley Waterford Township MI 17 nm
Craig Fortson Howell MI 26 nm
Kerry Michael Brown Adrian MI 38 nm
Spencer Norris Sylvania OH 40 nm
Clint Edward White Jackson MI 43 nm
Jeffrey Brian Schorsch Perrysburg OH 49 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Michael Philip Geary Plymouth MI 2 nm
Kurt Douglas Mckinstry Plymouth MI 2 nm
Roger Franklin Salo Plymouth MI 2 nm
Phillip Frederick Thomas Plymouth MI 2 nm
David William Kirkland Plymouth MI 2 nm
Todd Gregory Mueller Plymouth MI 2 nm
Steven William Schelm Plymouth MI 2 nm
Dean Aaron Weaver Plymouth MI 2 nm
Matthew Douglas Williams Plymouth MI 2 nm
Kevin Philip Cerne Plymouth MI 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Michael Philip Geary Plymouth MI 2 nm
Michael Lee Beecroft Plymouth MI 2 nm
Dennis Joe Doerr Plymouth MI 2 nm
Malcolm Hughesdon Plymouth MI 2 nm
Gaetano Martin Lipane Plymouth MI 2 nm
Robert Maryan Mazarowski Plymouth MI 2 nm
Richard Charles Rohrborn Plymouth MI 2 nm
Roland Charles Standring Plymouth MI 2 nm
Gene Edward Strickland Plymouth MI 2 nm
Edward John Wasil Plymouth MI 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Top Flight Avionics
Belleville, MI
 7 nm
Unique One Aircraft Interiors
Waterford Twp, MI
 19 nm
Unique Avionics, LLC
Waterford, MI
 19 nm
Preferred Avionics
Howell, MI
 29 nm
Great Lakes Aviation Services
Kimball, MI
 53 nm
Mayday Avionics, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI
 97 nm
TAS Aviation, INC.
Lima, OH
 102 nm
Premier Avionics, LLC
Fort Wayne, IN
 113 nm
Tulip City Air Repair
Holland, MI
 120 nm
Shamrock Air Service, LLC
Delaware, OH
 125 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.