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K48D · Clare Municipal Airport

FAA-LID · US · 5 NTSB events

ID K48D Elev 857 ft Lat 43° 50.07' N Lon 84° 44.41' W Zulu …

Live conditions

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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: 3,500 ft. Max gradient: 0.85%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
04 31.8° 3,500 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.85%
22 211.8° 3,500 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.85%
09 084° 2,499 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.32%
27 264° 2,499 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.32%

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 126.450
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open K48D on LiveATC ↗

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 REIL RWY 04 & 22; PAPI RWY 04 & 22; MIRL RWY 04/22 & 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 REIL RWY 04 & 22; PAPI RWY 04 & 22; MIRL RWY 04/22 & 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 REIL RWY 04 & 22; PAPI RWY 04 & 22; MIRL RWY 04/22 & 09/27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 04 & 22; PAPI RWY 04 & 22; MIRL RWY 04/22 & 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 & LRG BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (4 sentences)
  • ·ADMIN BLDG ACES: PRESS V, THEN III & II SIMUL, THEN I.
  • ·FOR CD CTC GREAT LAKES APCH AT 269-459-3345, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0224/0490.
  • ·FUEL AVBL H24 SELF SVC VIA CREDIT CARD.
  • ·CALL AHD TO RES HNGR STORAGE.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

5 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

5

since 1982

Fatal

1

20.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 14,000 ops in 2009

2024 total

8,030

10-yr total

77,920

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

12.8

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

2.57

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=5

  • Loss of control 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Other 1
  • Runway excursion 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2021-01-29 Cessna 172 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2013-08-07 Piper PA-28-180 · Loss of control · day →
2003-02-14 Cessna 172 · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
1990-05-26 Cessna 182F · Other · day →
1989-10-26 Beech B35 · Fuel exhaustion · 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
Spencer Norris Ottawa Lake MI 12 nm
Kevin Paul Spaulding Cadillac MI 39 nm
Mark Schmitt Rockford MI 55 nm
Dennis Joseph Doren Sparta MI 59 nm
David Crisp Lake Odessa MI 65 nm
David Henry Johnson Grand Rapids MI 66 nm
Edward Charles Shipman Traverse City MI 67 nm
Todd Armstrong Zrimec Traverse City MI 67 nm
Anthony Connaghan Cedar MI 76 nm
Craig Fortson Howell MI 82 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
Richard Lavern Acker Coleman MI 8 nm
Jonathan Philip Lowe Coleman MI 8 nm
William Thomas Cook Harrison Township MI 11 nm
Bjorn Vidar Stolsbotten Harrison Township MI 11 nm
Christopher Melvin King Harrison Township MI 11 nm
Richard Francis Florka Harrison Township MI 11 nm
Beau Addison Berger Harrison Township MI 11 nm
Mary Louise Moylan Beaverton MI 11 nm
Steven Lawrence Attard Ottawa Lake MI 12 nm
Mark Edward Charpie Ottawa Lake MI 12 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
William Cornwell Carter Clare MI 1 nm
Harry Earl Ambs Clare MI 1 nm
Charles Allen Jenkins Clare MI 1 nm
Peter John Thayer Clare MI 1 nm
Jonathon Clark Thomas Clare MI 1 nm
Matthew James Mccall Clare MI 1 nm
Robbin Eugene Miller Farwell MI 6 nm
Craig Leonard Craft Farwell MI 6 nm
Todd Vernon Tarlton Rosebush MI 8 nm
Bjorn Vidar Stolsbotten Harrison Township MI 11 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
 32 nm
Evans Avionics, LLC
Traverse City, MI
 66 nm
Mayday Avionics, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI
 67 nm
Preferred Avionics
Howell, MI
 79 nm
Tulip City Air Repair
Holland, MI
 89 nm
Unique Avionics, LLC
Waterford, MI
 91 nm
Unique One Aircraft Interiors
Waterford Twp, MI
 91 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Belleville, MI
 110 nm
Great Lakes Aviation Services
Kimball, MI
 112 nm
Airworthy Aviation Maintenance
Sheboygan Falls, WI
 135 nm

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