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40C · Watervliet Municipal Airport

FAA-LID · US · 5 NTSB events

ID 40C Elev 656 ft Lat 42° 12.00' N Lon 86° 15.00' 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: 2,600 ft. Max gradient: 0.04%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
02 — 2,600 ft 200 ft TURF-F No 0.04%
20 266° 2,600 ft 200 ft TURF-F No 0.04%
07 — 1,540 ft 200 ft TURF-P No 0.00%
25 — 1,540 ft 200 ft TURF-P 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 · 1 matched · 10 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 MIRL RWY 02/20. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 02/20. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

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All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 02/20. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MIRL RWY 02/20 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (10 sentences)
  • ·UAS, ULTRALIGHT, & PWRD PRCHT ACT.
  • ·FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.
  • ·ASST AMGR CELL 269-876-1536.
  • ·UNVERIFIED LDG AREA - CTC AMGR FOR DTLS.
  • ·SOFT WHEN WET & DURG SPRING DUE TO POOR DRAINAGE.
  • ·SOFT WHEN WET & DURG SPRING DUE TO POOR DRAINAGE.
  • ·RWY & DTHR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
  • ·RWY & DTHR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
  • ·APCH RATIO 9:1 TO DTHR OVR 70 FT TREES, 650 FT DIST, 125 FT R.
  • ·APCH RATIO 4:1 TO DTHR OVR 98 FT TREES, 392 FT DIST, 165 FT L.

Field profile

Wikipedia

Full article ↗

Watervliet Municipal Airport is a publicly owned, public use airport located 1 mile northeast of Watervliet, Michigan. The airport sits on 77 acres at an elevation of 656 feet.

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

5 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

6

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Other 2

All time · n=5

  • Other 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Stall / spin 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
2024-05-01 Bellanca 7ECA · Other · VMC · day →
2017-06-16 Aeronca 11AC · Other · VMC · day →
1999-08-27 Aeronca 11BC · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1994-06-12 ARTHUR ALAN BLIND FOX III SPEEDSTER · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1983-03-06 RAND KR1 KR-1 · Stall / spin · 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
Jason Blair Allegan MI 27 nm
Todd Daniel Haifley Three Rivers MI 32 nm
Darrell Eugene Martin Goshen IN 42 nm
Edmond William Verville Battle Creek MI 46 nm
David Henry Johnson Grand Rapids MI 53 nm
Keegan Starkey Valparaiso IN 56 nm
David Crisp Lake Odessa MI 60 nm
Mohammad Shawahin Gary IN 61 nm
Dennis Joseph Doren Sparta MI 62 nm
Mark Schmitt Rockford MI 64 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
Robert Houston Ashton Watervliet MI 1 nm
Fredrick Samuel Bower Watervliet MI 1 nm
Galen Patrick Cawley Coloma MI 3 nm
Jack Darrin Genther Coloma MI 3 nm
Donald Lee Burg Hartford MI 4 nm
Joshua Chad Laplace Lawrence MI 9 nm
Gary Millard Callendar Benton Harbor MI 10 nm
Timothy Scott Brock Benton Harbor MI 10 nm
Jeffrey Allen Priebe Benton Harbor MI 10 nm
Cristian Adrian Deltoro Benton Harbor MI 10 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
Fredrick Samuel Bower Watervliet MI 1 nm
Fredrick Allen Frazee Watervliet MI 1 nm
George Lloyd Smith Sr Watervliet MI 1 nm
Louis William Nordell Watervliet MI 1 nm
William John Sharpe V Coloma MI 3 nm
Gary Michael Bean Coloma MI 3 nm
James R Dunlop Coloma MI 3 nm
Robert Lee Scherwitz Coloma MI 3 nm
Robert Dabicci Coloma MI 3 nm
James Lee Ott Jr Coloma MI 3 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
 33 nm
PAW Aviation
LaPorte, IN
 44 nm
Mayday Avionics, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI
 52 nm
Northwest Aviation Maintenance, Inc.
Griffith, IN
 66 nm
West Star Aviation, Inc
Wheeling, IL
 74 nm
Sunshine Aircraft Repair, Inc.
Kenosha, WI
 78 nm
Aircraft Propeller Service, LLC
Lake Zurich, IL
 81 nm
Cessna Citation Service Center
Milwaukee, WI
 86 nm
Premier Avionics, LLC
Fort Wayne, IN
 87 nm
The Polished Hare
West Chicago, IL
 91 nm

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