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KARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 18 NTSB events

ID KARB FAA ARB Elev 839 ft Lat 42° 13.38' N Lon 83° 44.74' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

—

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: 3,505 ft. Max gradient: 0.62%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
06 055° 3,505 ft 75 ft Concrete Yes 0.15%
24 235° 3,505 ft 75 ft Concrete Yes 0.15%

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 · 7 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 134.550
  • ASOS ASOS 134.550
  • TWR TWR 120.300
  • CTAF CTAF 120.300
  • A/D DETROIT APP/DEP 118.950
  • GCCD GND/CLNC DEL 121.600
  • UNIC UNICOM 123.000

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 15 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 06, PAPI Rwy 06, VASI Rwy 24, MIRL 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 REIL Rwy 06, PAPI Rwy 06, VASI Rwy 24, MIRL 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 REIL Rwy 06, PAPI Rwy 06, VASI Rwy 24, MIRL Rwy 06–24. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwy 06, PAPI Rwy 06, VASI Rwy 24, MIRL 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 and lrg birds on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (15 sentences)
  • ·MICHIGAN 155 ANN ARBOR MUNI (ARB)(KARB) 3 S UTC–5(–4DT) N42º13.38´ W83º44.74´ 839 B NOTAM FILE ARB RWY 06–24: H3505X75 (CONC–GRVD) S–45, D–70 MIRL RWY 06: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 20´.
  • ·RWY 24: VASI(V2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 20´.
  • ·RWY 12–30: 2750X110 (TURF) 0.6% up NW RWY 30: Tree.
  • ·Attended Apr–Oct 1300–0100Z‡, Nov–Mar 1300–2300Z‡.
  • ·When ATCT clsd confirm snow removal ops and winter conditions—CTAF.
  • ·No snow removal for Rwy 12–30.
  • ·Rwy 24 runup area, first 200´ of Twy A, Twy A1 between Twy A and Rwy 24 hold line not vsb fm twr.
  • ·Rwy 12–30 marked with 3´ yellow cones.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 734-794-6312
  • ·ASOS (734) 668–7173 LAWRS.
  • ·CTAF 120.3 ATIS 134.55 UNICOM 123.0 ®DETROIT APP/DEP CON 118.95 TOWER 120.3 (1300–0100Z‡) GND CON 121.6 CLNC DEL 121.6 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD when ATCT is clsd ctc Detroit Apch at 734-955-1404.
  • ·CLASS D svc 1300–0100Z‡; other times CLASS G.
  • ·SALEM (L) (L) VORTACW 114.3 SVM Chan 90 N42º24.52´ W83º35.63´ 214º 13.0 NM to fld. 956/3W.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 215º–255º byd 10 NM VOR unusable: 094º–121º byd 10 NM blo 5,000´ 094º–121º byd 20 NM blo 8,000´ DME unusable: 099º–115º byd 15 NM blo 5,000´ 099º–115º byd 20 NM blo 8,000´ ANTRIM CO (See BELLAIRE on page 161) ARNOLD FLD (See CROSWELL on page 174) DETROIT COPTER L–28J, A IAP, AD EC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · ARB

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

18 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

20

since 1982

Fatal

2

10.0% 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: 131,055 ops in 1999

2024 total

83,051

10-yr total

690,078

2024 mix

AC/AT 1% · GA 99% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

1.4

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.14

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

All time · n=18

  • Other 4
  • Stall / spin 4
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 4
  • Hard landing 2
  • Loss of control 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Ground collision 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2013-06-09 Cessna 172S · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2009-08-29 Socata TBM 700 · Hard landing · day →
2023-12-10 Piper PA46-500TP · Weather · day →
2014-10-10 Piper PA-28-181 · Weather · VMC · night →
2012-05-25 AEROS LTD/SKYRANGER AIRCRAFT SKYRANGER II · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2012-04-05 REMOS ACFT GMBH FLUGZEUGBAU REMOS GX · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2011-05-25 Cessna 152 · Ground collision · day →
2003-10-26 Schweizer 269C · Engine failure · day →
2001-10-17 Piper PA-34-200T · Weather · VMC · day →
2001-06-21 Masko Mustang MII · Stall / spin · day →
2001-01-20 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · day →
1995-09-09 Bell 230 · Other · VMC · day →
1995-03-14 Cessna 150 · Other · VMC · night →
1989-10-07 Piper PA-28-180 · Stall / spin · day →
1985-09-06 Cessna 172P · Hard landing · VMC · dusk →
1983-08-27 Piper PA28-180C · Other · day →
1983-07-26 Cessna 152 · Weather · VMC · day →
1983-04-26 TUK GREGORY QUICKIE Q-2 · Stall / spin · 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
Amanda Kirsten Roggow Ann Arbor MI 3 nm
William Clark Ann Arbor MI 3 nm
Donald E Wedekemper Ypsilanti MI 6 nm
Sara Diane Bey Van Buren Charter Township MI 12 nm
Kerry Michael Brown Adrian MI 24 nm
Craig Fortson Howell MI 25 nm
Gerald Leigh Stanley Waterford Township MI 29 nm
Clint Edward White Jackson MI 29 nm
Spencer Norris Sylvania OH 31 nm
Jeffrey Brian Schorsch Perrysburg OH 41 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
Thomas Jeffrey Armstrong Ann Arbor MI 3 nm
Henry Alexander Arts Ann Arbor MI 3 nm
William Nicholas Banos Ann Arbor MI 3 nm
Michael Stuart Campbell Ann Arbor MI 3 nm
William Mark Clark Ann Arbor MI 3 nm
Jack Moghadam Ann Arbor MI 3 nm
Kathryn Ann Robine Ann Arbor MI 3 nm
John Erbin Sullivan Jr Ann Arbor MI 3 nm
Donald Marion Lee Ann Arbor MI 3 nm
Joseph Charles Kaletay Sayer Ann Arbor MI 3 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
Henry Alexander Arts Ann Arbor MI 3 nm
Evan Howard Dyer Ann Arbor MI 3 nm
Peter Marc Greenfield Ann Arbor MI 3 nm
David James Rowe Ann Arbor MI 3 nm
Michael David Moening Ann Arbor MI 3 nm
William Lee Choate Ann Arbor MI 3 nm
James Leo Dettling Ann Arbor MI 3 nm
Roger Adrian Fettes Ann Arbor MI 3 nm
Stephen Curtis Fisher Ann Arbor MI 3 nm
Mark V Hogan Ann Arbor 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
Top Flight Avionics
Belleville, MI
 10 nm
Preferred Avionics
Howell, MI
 27 nm
Unique One Aircraft Interiors
Waterford Twp, MI
 30 nm
Unique Avionics, LLC
Waterford, MI
 30 nm
Great Lakes Aviation Services
Kimball, MI
 68 nm
Mayday Avionics, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI
 89 nm
TAS Aviation, INC.
Lima, OH
 92 nm
Premier Avionics, LLC
Fort Wayne, IN
 99 nm
Tulip City Air Repair
Holland, MI
 109 nm
Shamrock Air Service, LLC
Delaware, OH
 120 nm

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