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K3CM · James Clements Municipal Airport

FAA-LID · US · 10 NTSB events

ID K3CM Elev 585 ft Lat 43° 32.81' N Lon 83° 53.73' 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: 3,798 ft. Max gradient: 0.06%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 176° 3,798 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.06%
36 356° 3,798 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.06%
05 045° 2,599 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.02%
23 225° 2,599 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.02%

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 SAGINAW APP/DEP 120.950
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open K3CM on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 7 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 18 & 36; MIRL RWY 18/36 & 05/23. 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 18 & 36; MIRL RWY 18/36 & 05/23. 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 18 & 36; MIRL RWY 18/36 & 05/23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT PAPI RWY 18 & 36; MIRL RWY 18/36 & 05/23 - 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, & BALD EAGLE ACT ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (7 sentences)
  • ·OCNL SEAPLANE, AGRICULTURAL, AEROBATIC, & ULTRALIGHT ACT ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • ·SHIP BUOYS IN RIVER CHANNEL.
  • ·RWY 05 & 36 OCNL +100 FT SHIPS XNG APCH SFCS DURG NAV SEASONS 600-800 FT FM THR.
  • ·FOR CD CTC GREAT LAKES APCH AT 269-459-3345, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0224/0490.
  • ·CTLNG OBSTN EXCEEDS 45 DEG SLP.
  • ·CTLNG OBSTN EXCEEDS 45 DEG SLP. +4 FT DIKE, 85 FT DIST. +15 FT BRUSH, 0 FT DIST, 250 FT L.
  • ·NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH FAR 157; SPB ESTABD BFR 1959.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

10 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

10

since 1982

Fatal

1

10.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 37,500 ops in 1994

2024 total

14,010

10-yr total

123,066

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

16.3

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.63

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Stall / spin 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

All time · n=10

  • Gear-up landing 4
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
  • Other 2
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1
  • Stall / spin 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2008-08-30 Cessna 150H · Weather · VMC · day →
2026-01-08 Piper PA24 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2019-07-05 Piper PA18 · Stall / spin · day →
2008-08-02 Beech H35 · Gear-up · day →
1998-07-01 KERR STARTDUSTER TOO · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1994-05-03 Cessna P210N · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1989-10-14 Cessna 172H · Weather · day →
1985-08-16 Piper PA-20 · Other · VMC · day →
1985-02-08 Cessna 421C · Other · VMC · day →
1983-08-05 Piper PA-28-180D · Under/overshoot · 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
Spencer Norris Ottawa Lake MI 53 nm
Craig Fortson Howell MI 56 nm
Gerald Leigh Stanley Waterford Township MI 59 nm
Daniel Stephen Unger Smiths Creek MI 69 nm
David Crisp Lake Odessa MI 71 nm
Mark Schmitt Rockford MI 77 nm
Amanda Kirsten Roggow Ann Arbor MI 77 nm
William Clark Ann Arbor MI 77 nm
Kevin Paul Spaulding Cadillac MI 79 nm
Donald E Wedekemper Ypsilanti MI 79 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
David Langton Bickmore Bay City MI 3 nm
Michael Edward Martin Bay City MI 3 nm
Randall Norman Ruff Bay City MI 3 nm
David Richard Jankowiak Jr Bay City MI 3 nm
Kris William Johnson Bay City MI 3 nm
Tobias Michael Pobanz Bay City MI 3 nm
Brent Daniel Kitzman Essexville MI 5 nm
Gerald Louis Corrion Munger MI 6 nm
Robert Levan Matoy Saginaw MI 8 nm
David Lynn Schneider Saginaw MI 8 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
Rodney Alan Brocke Bay City MI 3 nm
Paul Alan Bolander Bay City MI 3 nm
Ralph Stanley Bunto Bay City MI 3 nm
Karl Robert Maas Bay City MI 3 nm
Jack Bishop Sluiter Bay City MI 3 nm
Mark William Staudacher Bay City MI 3 nm
Glenn Alan Fonzi Bay City MI 3 nm
Lloyd Eugene Ort Bay City MI 3 nm
Michael David Rausch Bay City MI 3 nm
Robert Ernest Low Bay City 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
Preferred Avionics
Howell, MI
 55 nm
Unique Avionics, LLC
Waterford, MI
 57 nm
Unique One Aircraft Interiors
Waterford Twp, MI
 57 nm
Cornerstone Aircraft Maintenance
Houghton Lake, MI
 59 nm
Great Lakes Aviation Services
Kimball, MI
 71 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Belleville, MI
 81 nm
Mayday Avionics, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI
 82 nm
Evans Avionics, LLC
Traverse City, MI
 102 nm
Tulip City Air Repair
Holland, MI
 108 nm
Premier Avionics, LLC
Fort Wayne, IN
 164 nm

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