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3S5 · Schiffer Acres Airport

FAA-LID · US · 1 NTSB events

ID 3S5 Elev 735 ft Lat 43° 2.14' N Lon 84° 26.14' 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: 2,777 ft. Max gradient: 0.29%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
07 — 2,777 ft 120 ft TURF-G No —
25 — 2,777 ft 120 ft TURF-G No —

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 · 4 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, BIRDS, & WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (4 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC GREAT LAKES APCH AT 269-459-3345, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0224/0490.
  • ·RWY DEFINED BY MOWING; DTHR MKD WITH 3 YELLOW CONES EACH SIDE OF RWY.
  • ·ALSO +32 FT PLINE, 510 FT DIST, 25 FT L.
  • ·APCH RATIO 8:1 OVR +47 FT TREE, 381 FT DIST, 80 FT L; 20:1 TO DTHR.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

Tags

Al's Aerial Spraying

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

  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
1999-10-24 Welch MURPHY REBEL · CFIT · 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 34 nm
David Crisp Lake Odessa MI 34 nm
Clint Edward White Jackson MI 48 nm
Mark Schmitt Rockford MI 49 nm
Gerald Leigh Stanley Waterford Township MI 51 nm
David Henry Johnson Grand Rapids MI 54 nm
Amanda Kirsten Roggow Ann Arbor MI 55 nm
William Clark Ann Arbor MI 55 nm
Spencer Norris Ottawa Lake MI 56 nm
Dennis Joseph Doren Sparta MI 56 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
James Andrew Orme Saint Johns MI 0 nm
Jimmie Fayne Kemp Saint Johns MI 0 nm
Stephanie Jo Allen Saint Johns MI 0 nm
Zachary Joseph Abraham Saint Johns MI 0 nm
Larry George Csapos Ovid MI 3 nm
Donald James Brandes Laingsburg MI 10 nm
Eric Lee Maclaughlin Owosso MI 12 nm
Michael Curtis Pidek Owosso MI 12 nm
Guy Edward Stuart Iii Owosso MI 12 nm
Richard Mathew Devreese Ii Owosso MI 12 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
Mark Alan Mox Saint Johns MI 0 nm
Eugene Earl Jones Saint Johns MI 0 nm
Carl Anthony Hill Saint Johns MI 0 nm
Michael Russell Molnar Saint Johns MI 0 nm
Warren Francis Tack Jr Saint Johns MI 0 nm
Timothy James Lousma Saint Johns MI 0 nm
Bart Christopher Post Saint Johns MI 0 nm
Christian Patrick Dennis Saint Johns MI 0 nm
James Dennis Edwards Jr Saint Johns MI 0 nm
Amie Marie Cartwright Saint Johns MI 0 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
 31 nm
Mayday Avionics, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI
 49 nm
Unique Avionics, LLC
Waterford, MI
 50 nm
Unique One Aircraft Interiors
Waterford Twp, MI
 50 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Belleville, MI
 63 nm
Tulip City Air Repair
Holland, MI
 76 nm
Cornerstone Aircraft Maintenance
Houghton Lake, MI
 80 nm
Great Lakes Aviation Services
Kimball, MI
 84 nm
Evans Avionics, LLC
Traverse City, MI
 114 nm
Premier Avionics, LLC
Fort Wayne, IN
 128 nm

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