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K13C · Lakeview-Airport-Griffith Field

FAA-LID · US · 2 NTSB events

ID K13C Elev 969 ft Lat 43° 27.13' N Lon 85° 15.89' 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: 3,500 ft. Max gradient: 0.11%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09 089° 3,500 ft 75 ft Asphalt (good) Yes —
27 269° 3,500 ft 75 ft Asphalt (good) 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).

Communications · 2 frequencies

  • A/D GRAND RAPIDS APP/DEP 124.600
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 2 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 REIL RWY 10 & 28; 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 REIL RWY 10 & 28; 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 REIL RWY 10 & 28; PAPI RWY 10 & 28; MIRL RWY 10/28. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 10 & 28; 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 & LRG BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (2 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC GREAT LAKES APCH AT 269-459-3344, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.
  • ·FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL AMGR.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

6

since 1982

Fatal

2

33.3% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

0

no recent events

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 19,260 ops in 1992

2024 total

10,200

10-yr total

102,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 98% · Mil 2%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=2

  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Ground collision 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2010-08-07 Hughes 269B · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2009-08-26 Piper PA-15 · Weather · 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
Mark Schmitt Rockford MI 23 nm
Dennis Joseph Doren Sparta MI 26 nm
Spencer Norris Ottawa Lake MI 27 nm
David Henry Johnson Grand Rapids MI 34 nm
David Crisp Lake Odessa MI 41 nm
Kevin Paul Spaulding Cadillac MI 48 nm
Jason Blair Allegan MI 61 nm
Edmond William Verville Battle Creek MI 69 nm
Craig Fortson Howell MI 77 nm
Edward Charles Shipman Traverse City MI 80 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
Charles Henry Mapes Remus MI 12 nm
Jennifer Lynette Wood Remus MI 12 nm
Jack Donald Minikey Stanton MI 13 nm
Gabriel Scott Quinn Stanton MI 13 nm
Joe L Stewart Pierson MI 13 nm
Douglas Joel Wyn Sand Lake MI 15 nm
Bryan David Giem Sand Lake MI 15 nm
Michael Jay Evans Sr Greenville MI 16 nm
Rodney James Pentoney Greenville MI 16 nm
Richard James Grimes Greenville MI 16 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
Maurice George Quesnel Lakeview MI 1 nm
Richard Alan Bettmeng Lakeview MI 1 nm
Phillip James Collins Six Lakes MI 5 nm
Theodore Robert Simmons Howard City MI 10 nm
Charles George Lawrence Howard City MI 10 nm
David Allen Raupp Howard City MI 10 nm
Eric R Grospin Howard City MI 10 nm
Patrick Floyd Vuillemot Howard City MI 10 nm
Ryan James Donald Bomberger Howard City MI 10 nm
Mitchel Dan Potratz Howard City MI 10 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Mayday Avionics, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI
 36 nm
Tulip City Air Repair
Holland, MI
 56 nm
Cornerstone Aircraft Maintenance
Houghton Lake, MI
 60 nm
Preferred Avionics
Howell, MI
 75 nm
Evans Avionics, LLC
Traverse City, MI
 79 nm
Unique Avionics, LLC
Waterford, MI
 94 nm
Unique One Aircraft Interiors
Waterford Twp, MI
 94 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Belleville, MI
 106 nm
Airworthy Aviation Maintenance
Sheboygan Falls, WI
 114 nm
Cessna Citation Service Center
Milwaukee, WI
 120 nm

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