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KD98 · Romeo State Airport

ICAO · US · 13 NTSB events

ID KD98 FAA D98 Elev 739 ft Lat 42° 47.77' N Lon 82° 58.50' W Zulu …

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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

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,003 ft. Max gradient: 0.24%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 178° 4,003 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.24%
36 358° 4,003 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.24%

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 SELFRIDGE APP/DEP 119.600
  • FSS LANSING RDO 122.150
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 3 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 18 & 36; PAPI RWY 18 & 36; MIRL 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 REIL RWY 18 & 36; PAPI RWY 18 & 36; MIRL 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 REIL RWY 18 & 36; PAPI RWY 18 & 36; MIRL RWY 18/36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 18 & 36; PAPI RWY 18 & 36; MIRL 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 (3 sentences)
  • ·FICONS UNMON DURG UNATNDD HRS EXC WINTER OPS.
  • ·FOR CD CTC SELFRIDGE APCH AT 586-239-5706, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC DETROIT APCH AT 734-955-1404.
  • ·RWY 18 +44 FT PLINE, 750-950 FT NORTH OF THR.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Airport website ↗

NTSB events

13 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

13

since 1982

Fatal

1

7.7% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 37,700 ops in 2002

2024 total

15,000

10-yr total

151,322

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

13.2

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.02

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Hard landing 1
  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=13

  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 3
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Loss of control 2
  • Ground collision 2
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Other 1
  • Hard landing 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-03-07 Cessna 172L · Loss of control · day →
2021-09-15 Eurocopter AS350 · Hard landing · day →
2008-04-24 Cessna 182 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2003-06-27 Cessna 172N · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2001-08-28 Champion 7GCAA · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1995-11-11 Cessna 421 · Stall / spin · day →
1994-03-20 Piper PA-28-140 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1993-03-06 Cessna 172M · Other · VMC · day →
1992-10-11 Cessna 150M · Weather · day →
1990-04-05 Beech M35 · Loss of control · IMC · day →
1989-01-06 Cessna T303 · Gear-up · night-moonlit →
1985-08-03 Cessna 150K · Weather · VMC · day →
1982-05-13 Cessna 152 · Weather · 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
Daniel Stephen Unger Smiths Creek MI 19 nm
Gerald Leigh Stanley Waterford Township MI 21 nm
Sara Diane Bey Van Buren Charter Township MI 44 nm
Donald E Wedekemper Ypsilanti MI 44 nm
Craig Fortson Howell MI 44 nm
Amanda Kirsten Roggow Ann Arbor MI 46 nm
William Clark Ann Arbor MI 46 nm
Clint Edward White Jackson MI 71 nm
Kerry Michael Brown Adrian MI 72 nm
Spencer Norris Sylvania OH 73 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
Douglas Matthew Pickett Romeo MI 1 nm
Michael Ronald Kerner Romeo MI 1 nm
Michael Allen Lee Romeo MI 1 nm
Kraig Allen Lohse Romeo MI 1 nm
Robert Kim Stubenvoll Bruce Twp MI 4 nm
Matthew Mumtaz George Bruce Twp MI 4 nm
Andrew Jacob Selewski Bruce Twp MI 4 nm
Ferdinand Anthony Campbell Washington MI 5 nm
Kenneth John Alexy Washington Twp MI 5 nm
Nicklas Antone Bonello Washington MI 5 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
Thomas Aubrey Robertson Jr Romeo MI 1 nm
Christopher James Rondo Romeo MI 1 nm
James Robert Kryta Bruce MI 4 nm
Siyuan Sun Bruce Twp MI 4 nm
Robert Joseph Martin Washington MI 5 nm
Joseph Raymond Clawson Jr Washington MI 5 nm
Lloyd Robert Gower Armada MI 5 nm
Brian Alexander Young Armada MI 5 nm
Chester Jerry Zochowski Ray MI 5 nm
Frank Ronald Mowinski Jr Ray MI 5 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Great Lakes Aviation Services
Kimball, MI
 21 nm
Unique Avionics, LLC
Waterford, MI
 21 nm
Unique One Aircraft Interiors
Waterford Twp, MI
 21 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Belleville, MI
 41 nm
Preferred Avionics
Howell, MI
 46 nm
Mayday Avionics, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI
 113 nm
Cornerstone Aircraft Maintenance
Houghton Lake, MI
 120 nm
TAS Aviation, INC.
Lima, OH
 134 nm
Tulip City Air Repair
Holland, MI
 138 nm
Premier Avionics, LLC
Fort Wayne, IN
 147 nm

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