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K4Y4 · Lakes of the North Airport

FAA-LID · US · 1 NTSB events

ID K4Y4 Elev 1,286 ft Lat 44° 54.75' N Lon 84° 52.58' 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: 4,285 ft. Max gradient: 0.24%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
05 053° 4,285 ft 40 ft ASP Yes —
23 233° 4,285 ft 40 ft ASP 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

  • CTAF CTAF 122.900
  • FSS LANSING RDO 122.550

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open K4Y4 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 3 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 06/24. 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 06/24. 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 06/24. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT LIRL RWY 06/24 - 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 (3 sentences)
  • ·RWY UPSLOPE FM EAST TO WEST, APRXLY 20 FT HYR ON WEST END.
  • ·GOLF CRS & RESTAURANT ADJ.
  • ·FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=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
2012-11-21 Cessna 310B · Stall / spin · VMC · dusk →

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
Edward Charles Shipman Traverse City MI 32 nm
Todd Armstrong Zrimec Traverse City MI 32 nm
Anthony Connaghan Cedar MI 39 nm
Kevin Paul Spaulding Cadillac MI 47 nm
Spencer Norris Ottawa Lake MI 63 nm
Renee Lynn Dubois Manistique MI 85 nm
Mark Schmitt Rockford MI 111 nm
Dennis Joseph Doren Sparta MI 111 nm
David Henry Johnson Grand Rapids MI 122 nm
David Crisp Lake Odessa MI 128 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
Brian James Foster Mancelona MI 8 nm
Justin Tylor Pousho Mancelona MI 8 nm
Marcus Allen Rogers Mancelona MI 8 nm
Ryan Leigh Lampe Gaylord MI 11 nm
Phillip James Negaard Gaylord MI 11 nm
Forrest Shannon Hurley Gaylord MI 11 nm
Joshua Matthew Fessler Gaylord MI 11 nm
Kevin Ford Malone Bellaire MI 14 nm
David Charles Nichols Bellaire MI 14 nm
Scott Curtis Mason Bellaire 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
Glenn Michael Schlak Elmira MI 4 nm
Austin Jacob Klein Elmira MI 4 nm
Michael Carl Pitcher Mancelona MI 8 nm
Craig Warren Moore Mancelona MI 8 nm
Daniel Lee Smithson Mancelona MI 8 nm
Rodney Dean Hart Mancelona MI 8 nm
Kenneth Alan Sugden Frederic MI 10 nm
James Wesley Laslo Frederic MI 10 nm
Nicholas Donald Chaffee Gaylord MI 11 nm
Thomas William Savickas Gaylord 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
Evans Avionics, LLC
Traverse City, MI
 32 nm
Cornerstone Aircraft Maintenance
Houghton Lake, MI
 34 nm
Mayday Avionics, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI
 125 nm
Tulip City Air Repair
Holland, MI
 141 nm
Preferred Avionics
Howell, MI
 142 nm
Airworthy Aviation Maintenance
Sheboygan Falls, WI
 145 nm
Unique Avionics, LLC
Waterford, MI
 149 nm
Unique One Aircraft Interiors
Waterford Twp, MI
 149 nm
Great Lakes Aviation Services
Kimball, MI
 158 nm
JetGlow Aviation
Oshkosh, WI
 167 nm

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