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3DA · Dalton Airport

FAA-LID · US · 22 NTSB events

ID 3DA Elev 733 ft Lat 43° 3.15' N Lon 83° 48.29' 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

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,510 ft. Max gradient: 0.18%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 181° 2,510 ft 50 ft ASPH-F Yes 0.00%
36 001° 2,510 ft 50 ft ASPH-F Yes 0.00%
09 — 1,633 ft 130 ft TURF-G No 0.18%
27 — 1,633 ft 130 ft TURF-G No 0.18%

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 · 7 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 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 LIRL 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 LIRL RWY 18/36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT LIRL 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 (7 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC GREAT LAKES APCH AT 269-459-3345, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0224/0490.
  • ·CLSD OCT-MAR. 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
  • ·RWY & DTHR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
  • ·CTLG OBSTN EXCEEDS A 45 DEG SLP.
  • ·APCH RATIO 15:1 TO DTHR OVR 49 FT TREE, 770 FT DIST, 42 FT R.
  • ·APCH RATIO 18:1 TO DTHR OVR +71 FT TREE, 1287 FT DIST, 0 FT B. +32 FT TREES, 131 FT DIST; PLINE & ROAD.
  • ·FUEL AVBL VIA CREDIT CARD.

Field profile

Wikipedia

Full article ↗

Dalton Airport is a privately owned, public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) east of the central business district of Flushing, in Genesee County, Michigan, United States. It is named after its founder, Edwin P. Dalton, who opened it in 1946 on the former site of the Marsa farm.

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

22 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

24

since 1982

Fatal

3

12.5% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

All time · n=22

  • Stall / spin 7
  • Other 4
  • Engine failure / power loss 4
  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Ground collision 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2017-03-28 GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. AA · CFIT · day →
2016-06-25 Cessna 172 · Birdstrike · VMC · night →
2015-03-24 Cessna 150 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2014-07-22 Aeronca 11AC · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2013-07-17 Taylorcraft BC12-65 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2009-07-31 Taylorcraft BC12-65 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2008-07-15 Drochak Aventura II · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2006-05-25 Maule MT-7-235 · Other · IMC · day →
2005-10-29 Colson/Goodbread Rans S-12 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2004-04-24 Aeronca 7AC · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2002-07-28 Cessna R172K · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2000-06-10 Piper PA-28R-200 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1998-06-29 Cessna 172 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1997-08-28 Piper PA-12 · Other · day →
1997-05-17 Piper PA-28-140 · CFIT · VMC · night →
1994-07-31 Cessna 210L · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1993-07-23 Piper PA-28R-200 · Other · day →
1991-03-14 Luscombe 8E · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1989-06-01 Cessna 206 · Other · day →
1988-08-03 Bellanca 7ECA · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1988-06-02 ALON A2 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1988-04-30 Piper PA28-140D · Ground collision · 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
Craig Fortson Howell MI 27 nm
Gerald Leigh Stanley Waterford Township MI 30 nm
Amanda Kirsten Roggow Ann Arbor MI 47 nm
William Clark Ann Arbor MI 47 nm
Donald E Wedekemper Ypsilanti MI 49 nm
Daniel Stephen Unger Smiths Creek MI 54 nm
Sara Diane Bey Van Buren Charter Township MI 54 nm
Clint Edward White Jackson MI 55 nm
David Crisp Lake Odessa MI 61 nm
Kerry Michael Brown Adrian MI 70 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 Tracy Marvin Flushing MI 2 nm
Anthony Dennis Sabourin Flushing MI 2 nm
Brett Edward Mitchell Flushing MI 2 nm
James Henry Britt Flushing MI 2 nm
David Charles Burch Flushing MI 2 nm
William Scott Woodzell Flushing MI 2 nm
Christopher Benjamin Carmody Flushing MI 2 nm
Jack Holland Germany Iii Flushing MI 2 nm
Aidan Thomas Grupczynski Flushing MI 2 nm
Herbert Donald Herrick Flint MI 5 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
William Joseph Sefton Iv Flushing MI 2 nm
Benjamin James Vroman Iii Flushing MI 2 nm
Charles Joseph Jernigan Jr Flushing MI 2 nm
James Craig Folger Flushing MI 2 nm
David Brian Holtz Flushing MI 2 nm
Donald Frederick Fournier Flushing MI 2 nm
Timothy Roland Meinert Flushing MI 2 nm
Bruce Jeffrey Arthurs Flushing MI 2 nm
John Paul Janiszewski Flushing MI 2 nm
Mark Christopher Mcdonald Flushing 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
Preferred Avionics
Howell, MI
 26 nm
Unique Avionics, LLC
Waterford, MI
 29 nm
Unique One Aircraft Interiors
Waterford Twp, MI
 29 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Belleville, MI
 51 nm
Great Lakes Aviation Services
Kimball, MI
 57 nm
Mayday Avionics, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI
 77 nm
Cornerstone Aircraft Maintenance
Houghton Lake, MI
 87 nm
Tulip City Air Repair
Holland, MI
 103 nm
Evans Avionics, LLC
Traverse City, MI
 128 nm
Premier Avionics, LLC
Fort Wayne, IN
 139 nm

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