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24C · Lowell City Airport

FAA-LID · US · 9 NTSB events

ID 24C Elev 681 ft Lat 42° 57.23' N Lon 85° 20.63' W Zulu …

Live conditions

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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

6 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,700 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
06 — 2,700 ft 100 ft TURF-F No 0.00%
24 320° 2,700 ft 100 ft TURF-F No 0.00%
12 — 2,394 ft 48 ft Asphalt (poor) Yes 0.00%
30 — 2,394 ft 48 ft Asphalt (poor) Yes 0.00%
15 — 1,940 ft 100 ft TURF-F No 0.00%
33 — 1,940 ft 100 ft TURF-F No 0.00%

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 · 12 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 LIRL RWY 12/30. 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 LIRL RWY 12/30. 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 LIRL RWY 12/30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT LIRL RWY 12/30 - 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 (12 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC GREAT LAKES APCH AT 269-459-3344, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.
  • ·RWY & DTHR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
  • ·RWY & DTHR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
  • ·RWY & DTHR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
  • ·RWY & DTHR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
  • ·APCH RATIO 22:1 TO DTHR BASED ON STRAIGHT OUT OVR 54 FT TREE, 1225 FT DIST.
  • ·CTLG OBSTN EXCEEDS A 45 DEG SLP.
  • ·APCH RATIO 12:1 TO DTHR OVR 53 FT TREE, 660 FT DIST, 50 FT L.
  • ·APCH RATIO 22:1 TO DTHR BASED ON STRAIGHT OUT OVR 63 FT TREES, 1404 FT DIST.
  • ·APCH RATIO 17:1 TO DTHR BASED ON STRAIGHT OUT OVR 45 FT TREE, 795 FT DIST.
  • ·APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DTHR BASED ON STRAIGHT OUT OVR 45 FT TREES, 940 FT DIST. 50 FT TREES, 90 FT DIST, 90 FT R; 6 FT FENCE, 0 FT DIST, 125 FT R.
  • ·AVBL H24 SELF SVC - CTC AMGR FOR DTLS.

Field profile

Wikipedia

Full article ↗

Lowell City Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located one mile north of the central business district of Lowell, a city in Kent County, Michigan, United States.

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

9 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

13

since 1982

Fatal

2

15.4% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Gear-up landing 1

All time · n=9

  • Other 3
  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-08-09 Beech S35 · Gear-up · day →
2015-01-19 Cessna 172F · CFIT · dusk →
2014-08-24 RANS S17 · CFIT · day →
2010-03-02 Schulke Avid Magnum · Other · VMC · day →
2002-07-07 Piper PA-34 · Other · day →
1996-06-10 Cessna 172 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1988-03-05 GALLOWAY XTC · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1986-04-12 Hughes 269A · Other · VMC · day →
1982-04-21 Hughes 269A · 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
David Henry Johnson Grand Rapids MI 14 nm
David Crisp Lake Odessa MI 14 nm
Mark Schmitt Rockford MI 14 nm
Dennis Joseph Doren Sparta MI 20 nm
Jason Blair Allegan MI 33 nm
Edmond William Verville Battle Creek MI 40 nm
Spencer Norris Ottawa Lake MI 56 nm
Clint Edward White Jackson MI 60 nm
Todd Daniel Haifley Three Rivers MI 62 nm
Craig Fortson Howell MI 65 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
Thomas William Griscom Lowell MI 1 nm
Jeffrey James Ostrander Lowell MI 1 nm
Timothy Paul Carvajal Lowell MI 1 nm
Benjamin Robert Spinella Lowell MI 1 nm
Jeffrey John Zvirzdinis Lowell MI 1 nm
Seth Jate Bender Lowell MI 1 nm
Shane Fredrick Chidester Lowell MI 1 nm
David Nathaniel Shaffer Lowell MI 1 nm
Gerald James Marchal Lowell MI 1 nm
Andrew Darrell Webb Lowell MI 1 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
Thomas William Griscom Lowell MI 1 nm
Greg Allen Van Strien Lowell MI 1 nm
Paul Robert Nicholls Lowell MI 1 nm
Daniel Joseph Williams Lowell MI 1 nm
Timothy Paul Carvajal Lowell MI 1 nm
Johann Eric Spross Lowell MI 1 nm
Lina Spross Lowell MI 1 nm
Christopher Lee Whynott Lowell MI 1 nm
Jeffrey David Carbines Lowell MI 1 nm
James Eric Powers Lowell MI 1 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Mayday Avionics, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI
 10 nm
Tulip City Air Repair
Holland, MI
 36 nm
Preferred Avionics
Howell, MI
 63 nm
Unique Avionics, LLC
Waterford, MI
 87 nm
Unique One Aircraft Interiors
Waterford Twp, MI
 87 nm
Cornerstone Aircraft Maintenance
Houghton Lake, MI
 89 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Belleville, MI
 92 nm
PAW Aviation
LaPorte, IN
 103 nm
Evans Avionics, LLC
Traverse City, MI
 108 nm
Cessna Citation Service Center
Milwaukee, WI
 113 nm

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