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K80D · Clare County Airport

FAA-LID · US · 3 NTSB events

ID K80D Elev 1,142 ft Lat 44° 3.17' N Lon 84° 48.75' W Zulu …

Live conditions

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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: 2,978 ft. Max gradient: 0.10%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 181° 2,978 ft 50 ft ASP Yes 0.10%
36 001° 2,978 ft 50 ft ASP Yes 0.10%
09 094° 2,403 ft 100 ft GRS No 0.04%
27 274° 2,403 ft 100 ft GRS No 0.04%

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 · 1 frequencies

  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open K80D 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 HIRL RWY 18/36. 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 HIRL RWY 18/36. 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 HIRL RWY 18/36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT HIRL RWY 18/36 - 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 (7 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
  • ·CLSD NOV-MAR & WHEN SNOW COVD EXC FOR SKI EQUIPPED ACFT.
  • ·INTMT PATCHES OF MISG TURF THRUT FULL LEN & WID.
  • ·RWY & DTHR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
  • ·RWY & DTHR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
  • ·APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DTHR. 4 FT FENCE, 75 FT DIST, L/R; 30 FT PLINE, 177 FT DIST, L/R; 70 FT TREES, 199 FT DIST, L/R.
  • ·PILOTS MUST SUP ROPES; LCTD ON NE SIDE ALG FENCE, NORTH OF TAN HNGR & SOUTH OF RESTAURANT.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

3 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Stall / spin 1

All time · n=3

  • Stall / spin 2
  • Gear-up landing 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2021-11-05 Vans RV · Stall / spin · day →
2006-01-22 Cessna 172 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1982-05-15 Piper PA-22-150 · Gear-up · 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
Spencer Norris Ottawa Lake MI 15 nm
Kevin Paul Spaulding Cadillac MI 29 nm
Edward Charles Shipman Traverse City MI 54 nm
Todd Armstrong Zrimec Traverse City MI 54 nm
Anthony Connaghan Cedar MI 64 nm
Mark Schmitt Rockford MI 64 nm
Dennis Joseph Doren Sparta MI 66 nm
David Henry Johnson Grand Rapids MI 75 nm
David Crisp Lake Odessa MI 78 nm
Craig Fortson Howell MI 95 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
William Thomas Cook Harrison Township MI 2 nm
Bjorn Vidar Stolsbotten Harrison Township MI 2 nm
Christopher Melvin King Harrison Township MI 2 nm
Richard Francis Florka Harrison Township MI 2 nm
Beau Addison Berger Harrison Township MI 2 nm
Alan Lee Diemer Marion MI 14 nm
Steven Lawrence Attard Ottawa Lake MI 15 nm
Mark Edward Charpie Ottawa Lake MI 15 nm
Michael Alan Digby Ottawa Lake MI 15 nm
Maxine Marie Gibson Ottawa Lake MI 15 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
Bjorn Vidar Stolsbotten Harrison Township MI 2 nm
David Edward Schroeder Harrison MI 2 nm
Richard Keith Kosmack Harrison Township MI 2 nm
Dominic Accettola Harrison Township MI 2 nm
Ronald Ray Fansler Harrison Township MI 2 nm
Jeffery J Hoezee Harrison Township MI 2 nm
Carl Leslie Lounsbury Harrison MI 2 nm
John Michael Parrish Harrison MI 2 nm
Richard James Van Tiem Harrison Township MI 2 nm
Howard Henry Wilson Jr Harrison MI 2 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
 19 nm
Evans Avionics, LLC
Traverse City, MI
 53 nm
Mayday Avionics, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI
 77 nm
Preferred Avionics
Howell, MI
 92 nm
Tulip City Air Repair
Holland, MI
 97 nm
Unique Avionics, LLC
Waterford, MI
 103 nm
Unique One Aircraft Interiors
Waterford Twp, MI
 103 nm
Great Lakes Aviation Services
Kimball, MI
 121 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Belleville, MI
 123 nm
Airworthy Aviation Maintenance
Sheboygan Falls, WI
 133 nm

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