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KCFS · Tuscola Area Airport

ICAO · US · 3 NTSB events

ID KCFS FAA CFS Elev 701 ft Lat 43° 27.53' N Lon 83° 26.73' W Zulu …

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,302 ft. Max gradient: 0.67%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
06 052° 4,302 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.36%
24 232° 4,302 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.36%
13 120° 2,277 ft 110 ft GRS No 0.67%
31 300° 2,277 ft 110 ft GRS No 0.67%

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 · 4 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 119.275
  • A/D SAGINAW APP/DEP 120.950
  • RCO RCO 121.725
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 15 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Runway 31 threshold displaced 564 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 06 & 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

  • Runway 31 threshold displaced 564 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 06 & 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 (3)

  • Runway 31 threshold displaced 564 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 31: Thld dsplcd 564´

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 06 & 24; MIRL Rwy 06–24. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt PAPI Rwy 06 & 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 large birds on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (15 sentences)
  • ·MICHIGAN 169 CARLETON N42º02.88´ W83º27.45´ NOTAM FILE LAN.
  • ·(VH) (DH) VOR/DME 115.7 CRL Chan 104 028º 10.9 NM to Detroit Metro Wayne Co. 628/3W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 000º–019º blo 5,000´ 020º–025º byd 40 NM 020º–030º byd 13 NM blo 5,000´ 031º–040º blo 5,000´ 041º–050º byd 25 NM blo 8,000´ 041º–055º byd 65 NM 056º–083º byd 40 NM 084º–104º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 105º–246º byd 40 NM 247º–283º byd 60 NM blo 12,500´ 255º–335º byd 30 NM blo 8,000´ 284º–294º byd 40 NM 295º–305º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 306º–359º byd 40 NM RCO 122.1R 115.7T (LANSING RADIO) CARO TUSCOLA AREA (CFS)(KCFS) 3 SW UTC–5(–4DT) N43º27.53´ W83º26.73´ 704 B NOTAM FILE CFS RWY 06–24: H4302X75 (ASPH) MIRL 0.4% up NE RWY 06: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·RWY 24: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.5º TCH 48´.
  • ·RWY 13–31: 2277X110 (TURF) 0.7% up NW RWY 13: Brush.
  • ·PAPI Rwy 06 and 24 opr consly dawn–dusk.
  • ·Rwy 06 PAPI unusbl byd 9 degs left of cntrln.
  • ·Remote ctl acft ops south of rwy int.
  • ·Rwy 13 mkd with 3´ yellow cones.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 989-670-2441
  • ·AWOS–3 119.275 (989) 672–4182.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.0 ®GREAT LAKES APP/DEP CON 120.95 (1030–0500Z‡) ®CLEVELAND CENTER APP/DEP CON 127.7 when Great Lakes apch ctl clsd.
  • ·CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Great Lakes Apch at 269-459-3345, when Apch clsd ctc Cleveland ARTCC at 440-774-0224/0490.
  • ·SAGINAW (VL) (DH) VORW/DME 114.35 MBS Chan 90(Y) N43º31.90´ W84º04.64´ 102º 27.9 NM to fld. 663/3W.
  • ·DME unusable: 185º–200º byd 14 NM VOR unusable: 145º–185º byd 40 NM 336º–338º byd 40 NM DETROIT H–10G, L–28J, A DETROIT L–28J, 31C IAP EC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

78DCaro Municipal Airport

Source: OurAirports community

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

3 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 15,900 ops in 2001

2024 total

14,000

10-yr total

140,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

21.4

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

5.36

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

All time · n=3

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • 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
2025-09-02 Piper PA-30 · Gear-up · day →
2024-09-30 Piper PA32 · Stall / spin · day →
2021-04-17 Cessna 150 · Fuel exhaustion · 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
Gerald Leigh Stanley Waterford Township MI 49 nm
Daniel Stephen Unger Smiths Creek MI 50 nm
Craig Fortson Howell MI 55 nm
Amanda Kirsten Roggow Ann Arbor MI 72 nm
William Clark Ann Arbor MI 72 nm
Spencer Norris Ottawa Lake MI 73 nm
Donald E Wedekemper Ypsilanti MI 73 nm
Sara Diane Bey Van Buren Charter Township MI 77 nm
Clint Edward White Jackson MI 84 nm
David Crisp Lake Odessa MI 85 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
James Richard Brandt Caro MI 3 nm
Jonathan Michael Findlay Caro MI 3 nm
Christopher Daniel Mccollum Caro MI 3 nm
Terry Jay Everman Vassar MI 8 nm
Alicia Danae Leipprandt Reese MI 11 nm
Roy Arthur Kauer Millington MI 12 nm
Timothy Ray Kinney Millington MI 12 nm
Benjamin Dale Kooi Sr Fostoria MI 13 nm
Gerald Louis Corrion Munger MI 14 nm
Katherine Remington Atkinson Clifford 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
Gregory Knight Caro MI 3 nm
Thomas Gene Allen Caro MI 3 nm
Robert John Burkowski Vassar MI 8 nm
Gary Ray Kasper Vassar MI 8 nm
Richard Ryan Quesnel Vassar MI 8 nm
Richard Raymond Worth Vassar MI 8 nm
Aaron Micheal Foster Vassar MI 8 nm
Daniel David Papizzo Mayville MI 8 nm
Henry Richard Rise Mayville MI 8 nm
Trennis Luke Vaughn Reese 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
Unique Avionics, LLC
Waterford, MI
 48 nm
Unique One Aircraft Interiors
Waterford Twp, MI
 48 nm
Great Lakes Aviation Services
Kimball, MI
 52 nm
Preferred Avionics
Howell, MI
 55 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Belleville, MI
 74 nm
Cornerstone Aircraft Maintenance
Houghton Lake, MI
 76 nm
Mayday Avionics, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI
 98 nm
Evans Avionics, LLC
Traverse City, MI
 120 nm
Tulip City Air Repair
Holland, MI
 124 nm
TAS Aviation, INC.
Lima, OH
 167 nm

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