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39Z · Flying-A-Ranch Airport

FAA-LID · US · 1 NTSB events

ID 39Z Elev 630 ft Lat 43° 6.30' N Lon 86° 7.42' 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: 1,925 ft. Max gradient: 0.05%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09 — 1,925 ft 70 ft TURF-F No 0.05%
27 229.2° 1,925 ft 70 ft TURF-F No 0.05%

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 · 6 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 (6 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. 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
  • ·CTLG OBSTN EXCEEDS A 45 DEG SLP.
  • ·APCH RATIO 0:1 TO DTHR OVR +68 FT TREES, 573 FT DIST, 60 FT R.
  • ·CTLG OBSTN EXCEEDS A 45 DEG SLP.
  • ·SEE AIRSPACE CASE 97-AGL-654-NRA.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

Tags

MI87

Source: OurAirports community

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=1

  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2007-05-01 Luscombe 8A · Weather · VMC · 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
Dennis Joseph Doren Sparta MI 18 nm
David Henry Johnson Grand Rapids MI 22 nm
Mark Schmitt Rockford MI 25 nm
Jason Blair Allegan MI 37 nm
David Crisp Lake Odessa MI 47 nm
Edmond William Verville Battle Creek MI 62 nm
Spencer Norris Ottawa Lake MI 66 nm
Todd Daniel Haifley Three Rivers MI 73 nm
Kevin Paul Spaulding Cadillac MI 75 nm
Patrick Hammer Milwaukee WI 81 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
Riley Matthew Taylor Nunica MI 2 nm
David Richard Madison Spring Lake MI 4 nm
John Scott Beutlich Spring Lake MI 4 nm
Wayne Thomas Roberts Spring Lake MI 4 nm
Mark Ronald Lindquist Spring Lake MI 4 nm
Mark James Ivey Spring Lake MI 4 nm
Michael James Lukas Spring Lake MI 4 nm
Matthew Todd Hekhuis Spring Lake MI 4 nm
Brian Bradley Ivan Hines Spring Lake MI 4 nm
Steven John St Arnauld Spring Lake MI 4 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 Claude Alman Fruitport MI 2 nm
Kevin Scott Archer Fruitport MI 2 nm
Rickey Andrew Weigel Fruitport MI 2 nm
Brian David Haney Fruitport MI 2 nm
William George Hatfield Nunica MI 2 nm
Kenneth Joseph Reis Nunica MI 2 nm
Rebecca Melissa Domeier Nunica MI 2 nm
Allen Almond Hatfield Nunica MI 2 nm
Kip David Antekeier Spring Lake MI 4 nm
Charles John White Spring Lake MI 4 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Tulip City Air Repair
Holland, MI
 22 nm
Mayday Avionics, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI
 29 nm
Cessna Citation Service Center
Milwaukee, WI
 79 nm
Airworthy Aviation Maintenance
Sheboygan Falls, WI
 85 nm
Sunshine Aircraft Repair, Inc.
Kenosha, WI
 86 nm
Skycom Avionics, Inc.
Waukesha, WI
 93 nm
PAW Aviation
LaPorte, IN
 96 nm
Cornerstone Aircraft Maintenance
Houghton Lake, MI
 98 nm
Preferred Avionics
Howell, MI
 98 nm
West Star Aviation, Inc
Wheeling, IL
 99 nm

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