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KC91 · Dowagiac Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 8 NTSB events

ID KC91 FAA C91 Elev 747 ft Lat 41° 59.57' N Lon 86° 7.68' 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

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Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,700 ft. Max gradient: 0.23%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09 90.1° 4,700 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.23%
27 270.1° 4,700 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.23%
04 39.8° 2,176 ft 100 ft GRS No 0.22%
22 219.8° 2,176 ft 100 ft GRS No 0.22%

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

  • A/D SOUTH BEND APP/DEP 118.550
  • RDO LANSING RDO 116.600
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MIRL RWY 09/27; PAPI RWYS 09 & RWY 27; & REIL RWYS 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 (7 sentences)
  • ·MODEL R/C ACFT OPS E SIDE OF RWY 04/22.
  • ·ADMIN BLDG ACCESS, DEPRESS V, THEN III-II SIMULTANEOUS, THEN I.
  • ·FOR CD CTC SOUTH BEND APCH AT 574-251-2609.
  • ·WHEN SOUTH BEND APCH CLSD, FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.
  • ·RWY 04/22 & RWY 22 DSPLCD THR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
  • ·APCH RATIO 20:1 AT DSLPD THR. +2 FT CROPS, 2 FT TALL, 75 DIST, 250 L & R.
  • ·SELF SVC FUEL AVBL 24 HR.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

8 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

8

since 1982

Fatal

1

12.5% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 38,200 ops in 1999

2024 total

3,600

10-yr total

36,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

83.3

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

10.42

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=8

  • Other 3
  • Loss of control 2
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2024-07-04 Cessna 170 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2023-09-10 Sonex Aircraft Sonex · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2018-08-04 Cessna 172 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2011-05-11 Beech B24R · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2002-02-18 Cessna 172P · Other · VMC · day →
1997-02-01 Cessna 150G · Loss of control · day →
1994-02-13 Aeronca 7AC · Other · VMC · day →
1994-01-14 Piper PA-23-150 · Other · IMC · dawn →

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
Todd Daniel Haifley Three Rivers MI 22 nm
Darrell Eugene Martin Goshen IN 28 nm
Jason Blair Allegan MI 35 nm
Edmond William Verville Battle Creek MI 44 nm
Keegan Starkey Valparaiso IN 52 nm
Mohammad Shawahin Gary IN 60 nm
Lara Zook Gaerte Auburn IN 61 nm
David Henry Johnson Grand Rapids MI 62 nm
John Peter Boos Griffith IN 64 nm
David Crisp Lake Odessa MI 65 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 L Stockwell Dowagiac MI 1 nm
Andrew Richard Smith Cassopolis MI 7 nm
Robert Dean Danielson Decatur MI 10 nm
Melanie Lorraine Jarvi Decatur MI 10 nm
Matthew Ryan Glidden Decatur MI 10 nm
Jon Malcolm Butler Berrien Springs MI 10 nm
Blue Peterson Berrien Springs MI 10 nm
Veronica Lenore Johnsen Berrien Springs MI 10 nm
Douglas Lloyd Hill Berrien Springs MI 10 nm
Raymond Claudious Gager Ii Berrien Springs MI 10 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 J Ward Dowagiac MI 1 nm
Scott C Moulton Dowagiac MI 1 nm
Mark Allen Shepard Dowagiac MI 1 nm
Eric Lee Morehouse Dowagiac MI 1 nm
Lovemore Njewa Kanjira Dowagiac MI 1 nm
Caleb Arthur Sands Dowagiac MI 1 nm
Duane Eldon Habenicht Berrien Center MI 6 nm
Scott Eugene Lemon Berrien Center MI 6 nm
Scott Anthony Johnson Cassopolis MI 7 nm
Patrick Niles Mcgehe Cassopolis MI 7 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
PAW Aviation
LaPorte, IN
 37 nm
Tulip City Air Repair
Holland, MI
 45 nm
Mayday Avionics, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI
 60 nm
Northwest Aviation Maintenance, Inc.
Griffith, IN
 64 nm
Premier Avionics, LLC
Fort Wayne, IN
 74 nm
West Star Aviation, Inc
Wheeling, IL
 80 nm
MCX Aero, LLC
Monticello, IN
 82 nm
Aircraft Propeller Service, LLC
Lake Zurich, IL
 87 nm
Sunshine Aircraft Repair, Inc.
Kenosha, WI
 88 nm
The Polished Hare
West Chicago, IL
 95 nm

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