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29C · Grindstone Air Harbor Airport

FAA-LID · US · 2 NTSB events

ID 29C Elev 640 ft Lat 44° 2.87' N Lon 82° 54.85' 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: 1,800 ft. Max gradient: 0.83%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 — 1,800 ft 85 ft TURF-F No 0.83%
36 — 1,800 ft 85 ft TURF-F No 0.83%

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 · 1 matched · 7 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

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

Watch for

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

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (1)

  • 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 (7 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
  • ·CTLG OBSTN EXCEEDS A 45 DEG SLP.
  • ·APCH RATIO 16:1 TO THR OVR +76 FT TREE, 1244 FT DIST, 42 FT L.
  • ·APCH RATIO 20:1 OVR 27 FT PLINE, 570 FT DIST, 125 FT L/R.
  • ·CTLG OBSTN EXCEEDS A 45 DEG SLP.
  • ·APCH RATIO 20:1 OVR 25 FT PLINE, 720 FT DIST, 125 FT L/R.
  • ·MAN-MADE OR NATURAL OBJECTS EXIST WI THE ASP NEEDED TO ENSURE SAFETY IN THE TKOF/LDG OF ACFT.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=2

  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • 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
2024-03-13 Bellanca 8GCBC · Loss of control · day →
2004-10-16 Cirrus Design Corp. SR22 · Weather · 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
Daniel Stephen Unger Smiths Creek MI 69 nm
Gerald Leigh Stanley Waterford Township MI 87 nm
Spencer Norris Ottawa Lake MI 92 nm
Craig Fortson Howell MI 97 nm
Kevin Paul Spaulding Cadillac MI 109 nm
Amanda Kirsten Roggow Ann Arbor MI 112 nm
William Clark Ann Arbor MI 112 nm
Donald E Wedekemper Ypsilanti MI 113 nm
Sara Diane Bey Van Buren Charter Township MI 115 nm
Edward Charles Shipman Traverse City MI 123 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
Peter Blakeslee Mapes Oscoda MI 29 nm
Thomas Paul O'Reilly Oscoda MI 29 nm
Marvin William Poland Tawas City MI 29 nm
Thaddeus Glenn Wasilewski National City MI 35 nm
Timothy George Juhl Carsonville MI 39 nm
James Richard Brandt Caro MI 40 nm
Jonathan Michael Findlay Caro MI 40 nm
Christopher Daniel Mccollum Caro MI 40 nm
Stanley Carl Wilcox Marlette MI 44 nm
Katherine Remington Atkinson Clifford MI 46 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
Garrett John Kladzyk Bad Axe MI 15 nm
Joseph Carl Markulicz Caseville MI 17 nm
Bruce Allen Goring Bay Port MI 23 nm
Brian Kelly Mclaren Owendale MI 25 nm
Henry Kozdron Forestville MI 27 nm
Douglas Paul Talaski Palms MI 28 nm
Steven Wayne Tipton Au Sable MI 29 nm
Eric Wendell Frei Au Sable MI 29 nm
Robert Lee Baker Au Sable MI 29 nm
Darryl Lee Powell East Tawas MI 29 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Great Lakes Aviation Services
Kimball, MI
 71 nm
Cornerstone Aircraft Maintenance
Houghton Lake, MI
 78 nm
Unique Avionics, LLC
Waterford, MI
 86 nm
Unique One Aircraft Interiors
Waterford Twp, MI
 86 nm
Preferred Avionics
Howell, MI
 97 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Belleville, MI
 112 nm
Evans Avionics, LLC
Traverse City, MI
 122 nm
Mayday Avionics, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI
 134 nm
Tulip City Air Repair
Holland, MI
 160 nm
TAS Aviation, INC.
Lima, OH
 207 nm

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