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KANJ · Sault Ste Marie Municipal Airport Sanderson Field

ICAO · US · 3 NTSB events

ID KANJ FAA ANJ Elev 716 ft Lat 46° 28.75' N Lon 84° 22.10' W Zulu …

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,234 ft. Max gradient: 0.38%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
14 136° 5,234 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.38%
32 316° 5,234 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.38%

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 · 3 frequencies

  • ASOS ASOS 118.375
  • CNTR TORONTO CNTR 132.650
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.700

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 4 matched · 13 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 14–32: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwys 14 and Rwy 32; PAPI Rwys 14 and Rwy 32; MIRL Rwy 14–32. 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

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 14–32: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwys 14 and Rwy 32; PAPI Rwys 14 and Rwy 32; MIRL Rwy 14–32. 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 (4)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 14–32: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 14–32: H5234X100 (ASPH–TRTD–PFC) MIRL 0.4% up SE RWY 14:…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwys 14 and Rwy 32; PAPI Rwys 14 and Rwy 32; MIRL Rwy 14–32. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwys 14 and Rwy 32; PAPI Rwys 14 and Rwy 32; MIRL Rwy 14–32—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, birds, and wildlife on and invof arpt.

  • Airport attended 1300–2200Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1300–2200Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (13 sentences)
  • ·MICHIGAN 245 CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE
  • ·SAULT STE MARIE (VH) (DH) VOR/DME 112.2 SSM Chan 59 N46º24.73´ W84º18.89´ 218º 11.7 NM to fld. 687/4W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 007º–034º byd 40 NM 052º–095º byd 40 NM 085º–105º byd 10 NM blo 5,000´ 085º–105º byd 20 NM blo 8,000´ 124º–134º byd 40 NM 157º–167º byd 40 NM blo 2,900´ 157º–167º byd 46 NM 207º–216º byd 40 NM 329º–344º byd 40 NM 354º–004º byd 40 NM KOLOE NDB (MHW/LOM) 400 CI N46º19.95´ W84º32.55´ 156º 5.7 NM to fld. 644/7W.
  • ·Glideslope unusable blw 1,090´.
  • ·Autopilot cpd apch NA blw 1,380´.
  • ·US Customs avbl on req call 906–632–2631 1 hr prior to arr.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 906-635-0252
  • ·ASOS 118.375 (906) 442–4144.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.7 RCO 122.1R 112.2T (GREEN BAY RADIO) ®TORONTO CENTER APP/DEP CON 132.65 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·(VH) (DH) VOR/DME 112.2 SSM Chan 59 N46º24.73´ W84º18.89´ 335º 4.6 NM to fld. 687/4W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 007º–034º byd 40 NM 052º–095º byd 40 NM 085º–105º byd 10 NM blo 5,000´ 085º–105º byd 20 NM blo 8,000´ 124º–134º byd 40 NM 157º–167º byd 40 NM blo 2,900´ 157º–167º byd 46 NM 207º–216º byd 40 NM 329º–344º byd 40 NM 354º–004º byd 40 NM COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: Pilots oprg in Canadian/US Class D asp are rqrd to estab and mntn two–way com and obtain ATC clearance from Sault Ste Marie ATCT (SOO TOWER 118.8) prior to oprg in the Class D asp.
  • ·Tfc adzy ser(118.8) is avbl in the US Class E sfc extn 1130–0330Z‡.
  • ·SAULT STE MARIE MUNI/SANDERSON FLD (See SAULT STE MARIE on page 245) LAKE HURON H–2L, 11A, L–31B IAP EC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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Sault Sainte Marie

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

3 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

7

since 1982

Fatal

2

28.6% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Stall / spin 1

All time · n=3

  • Other 1
  • Loss of control 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
2018-05-05 BELAIR Raven · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2006-01-05 Beech A100 · Loss of control · IMC · night →
2001-02-26 Cessna 500 · Other · 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
Renee Lynn Dubois Manistique MI 84 nm
Anthony Connaghan Cedar MI 115 nm
Edward Charles Shipman Traverse City MI 116 nm
Todd Armstrong Zrimec Traverse City MI 116 nm
Kevin Paul Spaulding Cadillac MI 141 nm
Spencer Norris Ottawa Lake MI 159 nm
Karen Kalishek De Pere WI 199 nm
Mark Schmitt Rockford MI 207 nm
Dennis Joseph Doren Sparta MI 208 nm
Shane Robert Lehman Clintonville WI 215 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
Ray Chauncey Smith Jr Sault S Marie MI 5 nm
Trevor Patrick Quinn Sault S Marie MI 5 nm
Bruce Wetherby Johnson Cedarville MI 29 nm
Jacob Michael Springsteen Moran MI 34 nm
Forrest Gerald Krueger Saint Ignace MI 39 nm
James Paul Grieshaber Cheboygan MI 50 nm
Deric Glenn Sempsrott Cheboygan MI 50 nm
Justin Michael Fernelius Cheboygan MI 50 nm
Justin Michael Giegler Indian River MI 64 nm
Jay Daniel Aeschliman Grand Marais MI 67 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
David Robert Kaye Sault S Marie MI 5 nm
Michael Joseph Siegman Sault S Marie MI 5 nm
Stephen Julius Ignatowski Sault S Marie MI 5 nm
Joseph Allan Hadfield Sault S Marie MI 5 nm
Theodore Alan Waite Brimley MI 10 nm
John Bowers Eccleston Brimley MI 10 nm
David Loring Waite Brimley MI 10 nm
Robert George Schallip Jr Barbeau MI 16 nm
Loyd Edward Goodson Pickford MI 19 nm
Michael John Lashley Jr Pickford MI 19 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
 116 nm
Cornerstone Aircraft Maintenance
Houghton Lake, MI
 128 nm
Airworthy Aviation Maintenance
Sheboygan Falls, WI
 220 nm
Mayday Avionics, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI
 222 nm
Great Lakes Aviation Services
Kimball, MI
 228 nm
Preferred Avionics
Howell, MI
 231 nm
JetGlow Aviation
Oshkosh, WI
 232 nm
Unique Avionics, LLC
Waterford, MI
 233 nm
Unique One Aircraft Interiors
Waterford Twp, MI
 233 nm
Tulip City Air Repair
Holland, MI
 236 nm

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