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51M · Oscoda County/Dennis Kauffman Memorial Airport

FAA-LID · US · 1 NTSB events

ID 51M Elev 1,050 ft Lat 44° 40.49' N Lon 84° 7.34' 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: 2,800 ft. Max gradient: 0.03%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09 — 2,800 ft 90 ft DIRT-P Yes —
27 — 2,800 ft 90 ft DIRT-P Yes —

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 · 4 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 PAPI RWY 10 & 28; MIRL RWY 10/28. 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 PAPI RWY 10 & 28; MIRL RWY 10/28. 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 PAPI RWY 10 & 28; MIRL RWY 10/28. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT PAPI RWY 10 & 28; MIRL RWY 10/28 - 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, BIRDS, & WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (4 sentences)
  • ·SHELTER ACES: PRESS V, THEN III & II SIMUL, THEN I.
  • ·FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
  • ·UNATNDD OFC PH 989-826-6864.
  • ·PAPI UNUSBL BYD 6 DEGS RIGHT OF CNTRLN.

Field profile

Wikipedia

Full article ↗

Oscoda County Dennis Kauffman Memorial Airport is a county-owned, public-use airport in Oscoda County, Michigan, United States. It is located two nautical miles (4 km) north of the central business district of Mio, Michigan. Formerly known as Oscoda County Airport, it was renamed in 2011 to honor Dennis Kauffman, who served on the Oscoda County Board of Commissioners for more than 20 years.

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 1,200 ops in 2023

2024 total

1,200

10-yr total

8,800

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

113.6

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

56.82

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

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
2021-06-28 CONSOLIDATED AERONAUTICS INC. LAKE LA-4-200 · 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
Kevin Paul Spaulding Cadillac MI 62 nm
Spencer Norris Ottawa Lake MI 62 nm
Edward Charles Shipman Traverse City MI 63 nm
Todd Armstrong Zrimec Traverse City MI 63 nm
Anthony Connaghan Cedar MI 72 nm
Mark Schmitt Rockford MI 111 nm
Dennis Joseph Doren Sparta MI 114 nm
Renee Lynn Dubois Manistique MI 118 nm
David Crisp Lake Odessa MI 122 nm
David Henry Johnson Grand Rapids MI 122 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
Mara Nicole Krupinski Fairview MI 3 nm
Cole Rohland Hatch Atlanta MI 20 nm
David Robert Pflum Roscommon MI 23 nm
Matthew Louis Klempp Roscommon MI 23 nm
Mikhael Austin Floyd Roscommon MI 23 nm
Ryan Clark Williams Grayling MI 25 nm
Derek Lauren Quick Spruce MI 30 nm
Thaddeus Glenn Wasilewski National City MI 30 nm
Ryan Leigh Lampe Gaylord MI 32 nm
Phillip James Negaard Gaylord MI 32 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
Bret Francis Somers Mio MI 1 nm
Charles Duane Downer Mio MI 1 nm
David E Beardsley Fairview MI 3 nm
Wallace Wayne Oaks Fairview MI 3 nm
David Eugene Kauffman Fairview MI 3 nm
James Patrick Sposato Ii Luzerne MI 5 nm
Shawn Darryl Richards Lewiston MI 14 nm
Wilfred Ray Powell Rose City MI 15 nm
Charles Dean Jackson Rose City MI 15 nm
John William Miller Jr Rose City MI 15 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Cornerstone Aircraft Maintenance
Houghton Lake, MI
 30 nm
Evans Avionics, LLC
Traverse City, MI
 63 nm
Preferred Avionics
Howell, MI
 123 nm
Mayday Avionics, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI
 124 nm
Unique Avionics, LLC
Waterford, MI
 124 nm
Unique One Aircraft Interiors
Waterford Twp, MI
 125 nm
Great Lakes Aviation Services
Kimball, MI
 127 nm
Tulip City Air Repair
Holland, MI
 145 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Belleville, MI
 149 nm
Airworthy Aviation Maintenance
Sheboygan Falls, WI
 170 nm

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