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5D5 · Woolsey Memorial Airport

FAA-LID · US · 2 NTSB events

ID 5D5 Elev 628 ft Lat 45° 9.90' N Lon 85° 34.31' W Zulu …

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,663 ft. Max gradient: 0.75%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09 — 3,663 ft 120 ft TURF-G Yes 0.19%
27 234° 3,663 ft 120 ft TURF-G Yes 0.19%
16 — 2,670 ft 150 ft TURF-F No 0.75%
34 284° 2,670 ft 150 ft TURF-F No 0.75%

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 · 8 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 09/27. 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 09/27. 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 09/27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT LIRL RWY 09/27 - 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 (8 sentences)
  • ·ARPT CLSD NOV-MAR & WHEN SNOW COVD EXC FOR SKI EQUIPPED ACFT.
  • ·FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
  • ·RWY & DTHR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
  • ·RWY & DTHR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES. 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
  • ·RWY & DTHR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
  • ·APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DTHR OVR +48 FT TREE, 960 FT DIST, 125 FT R.
  • ·CTLG OBSTN EXCEEDS A 45 DEG SLP.
  • ·APCH RATIO 18:1 TO DTHR OVR 34 FT TREE, 620 FT DIST; 25:1 OVR 17 FT BLDG, 425 FT DIST, L OF CNTRLN.

Field profile

Wikipedia

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Woolsey Memorial Airport is a publicly owned, public use airport located 3 miles northeast of Northport, Michigan, United States, on the Leelanau Peninsula.

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=2

  • Hard landing 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
1998-06-08 Leone SMITH MINI PLANE · Hard landing · VMC · dusk →
1990-07-10 Cessna C177B · 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
Anthony Connaghan Cedar MI 21 nm
Edward Charles Shipman Traverse City MI 25 nm
Todd Armstrong Zrimec Traverse City MI 25 nm
Kevin Paul Spaulding Cadillac MI 56 nm
Renee Lynn Dubois Manistique MI 56 nm
Spencer Norris Ottawa Lake MI 82 nm
Karen Kalishek De Pere WI 116 nm
Dennis Joseph Doren Sparta MI 121 nm
Mark Schmitt Rockford MI 122 nm
David Henry Johnson Grand Rapids MI 132 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
John Cort Kalous Northport MI 3 nm
Charles Henry Pool Ii Suttons Bay MI 12 nm
Gregory Vincent Harrant Jr Suttons Bay MI 12 nm
Jonathan Edwin Reid Suttons Bay MI 12 nm
Thomas Arthur Trumbull Leland MI 12 nm
Sean Foley Wanroy Leland MI 12 nm
William Roger Donberg Kewadin MI 13 nm
Matthew John Keilen Kewadin MI 13 nm
Daniel Arthur Darga Kewadin MI 13 nm
William Lloyd Kemp Ellsworth MI 14 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
Thomas Arthur Trumbull Leland MI 12 nm
Roland Dale Schultz Lake Leelanau MI 13 nm
Clay Michael Couturier Lake Leelanau MI 13 nm
William Edward Johnson Kewadin MI 13 nm
David John Rassett Kewadin MI 13 nm
William Lloyd Kemp Ellsworth MI 14 nm
John Richard Stein Central Lake MI 14 nm
Michael Roy Raker Charlevoix MI 16 nm
Dennis Arthur Parker Charlevoix MI 16 nm
Robert Daniel Anderson Charlevoix MI 16 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Evans Avionics, LLC
Traverse City, MI
 25 nm
Cornerstone Aircraft Maintenance
Houghton Lake, MI
 62 nm
Airworthy Aviation Maintenance
Sheboygan Falls, WI
 129 nm
Mayday Avionics, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI
 137 nm
JetGlow Aviation
Oshkosh, WI
 146 nm
Tulip City Air Repair
Holland, MI
 147 nm
Preferred Avionics
Howell, MI
 167 nm
Cessna Citation Service Center
Milwaukee, WI
 167 nm
Skycom Avionics, Inc.
Waukesha, WI
 172 nm
Unique Avionics, LLC
Waterford, MI
 177 nm

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