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KESC · Delta County Airport

ICAO · US · 4 NTSB events

ID KESC FAA ESC Elev 609 ft Lat 45° 43.39' N Lon 87° 5.32' W Zulu …

Live conditions

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,498 ft. Max gradient: 0.30%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
10 091° 6,498 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.25%
28 271° 6,498 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.25%
01 001° 5,016 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.30%
19 181° 5,016 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.30%

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 3 121.425
  • CNTR MINNEAPOLIS CNTR 127.650
  • RDO GREEN BAY RDO 122.300
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 4 matched · 16 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 MALSR Rwy 10; REIL Rwy 01 & 28; PAPI Rwy 28, 01, & 19; HIRL Rwy 10–28; MIRL Rwy 01–19. 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 MALSR Rwy 10; REIL Rwy 01 & 28; PAPI Rwy 28, 01, & 19; HIRL Rwy 10–28; MIRL Rwy 01–19. 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)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 10; REIL Rwy 01 & 28; PAPI Rwy 28, 01, & 19; HIRL Rwy 10–28; MIRL Rwy 01–19. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MALSR Rwy 10; REIL Rwy 01 & 28; PAPI Rwy 28, 01, & 19; HIRL Rwy 10–28; MIRL Rwy 01–19—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

    Birds on & invof arpt.

  • Landing fee in effect. Contact FBO or airport ops for current rates.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    ldg fee

  • Airport attended 1100–0230Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1100–0230Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (16 sentences)
  • ·184 MICHIGAN ESCANABA DELTA CO (ESC)(KESC) 2 SW UTC–5(–4DT) N45º43.36´ W87º05.62´ 609 B Class I, ARFF Index A NOTAM FILE ESC RWY 10–28: H6498X150 (ASPH–PFC) S–111, D–170, 2D–251, 2D/2D2–699 PCR 460 F/C/X/U HIRL RWY 10: MALSR.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 53´.
  • ·RWY 01–19: H5016X100 (ASPH–PFC) S–71, D–103, 2D–169 PCR 280 F/C/X/U MIRL 0.3% up N RWY 01: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 27´.
  • ·RWY 19: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 42´.
  • ·RWY 01: TORA–5015 TODA–5015 ASDA–5015 LDA–5015 RWY 10: TORA–6498 TODA–6498 ASDA–6498 LDA–6498 RWY 19: TORA–5015 TODA–5015 ASDA–5015 LDA–5015 RWY 28: TORA–6498 TODA–6498 ASDA–6498 LDA–6498
  • ·For svc call arpt ops 906–420–1591.
  • ·Fld conds unmon 0230–1100Z‡. 100LL avbl H24 self svc.
  • ·All acft subj ovngt prkg fee–call for rates.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 906-789-5100
  • ·AWOS–3PT 121.425 (906) 786–9001.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ESCANABA RCO 122.3 (GREEN BAY RADIO) ®MINNEAPOLIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 127.65 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·ESCANABA (VL) (L) VORW/DME 113.55 ESC Chan 82(Y) N45º43.36´ W87º05.38´ at fld. 594/0E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 000º–020º byd 33 NM blo 4,500´ 021º–070º byd 20 NM blo 3,000´ 040º–050º byd 40 NM 065º–075º byd 40 NM 071º–210º byd 22 NM blo 3,500´ 125º–128º byd 51 NM 129º–139º byd 40 NM blo 5,000´ 129º–139º byd 51 NM 140º–160º byd 40 NM blo 10,000´ 140º–160º byd 65 NM 175º–210º byd 55 NM 245º–289º byd 40 NM 290º–300º byd 40 NM blo 3,400´ 290º–300º byd 56 NM 301º–030º byd 40 NM 310º–359º byd 30 NM blo 3,000´ DME unusable: 000º–020º byd 33 NM blo 4,500´ 021º–070º byd 20 NM blo 3,000´ 071º–210º byd 22 NM blo 3,500´ 310º–359º byd 18 NM PIKLE NDB (LOMW) 344 ES N45º43.36´ W87º13.49´ 095º 5.5 NM to fld. 696/5W.
  • ·ILS/DME 109.3 I–ESC Chan 30 Rwy 10.
  • ·GREEN BAY H–2K, L–31B IAP, AD EC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · ESC

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

4 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

6

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 72,914 ops in 1996

2024 total

26,360

10-yr total

377,392

2024 mix

AC/AT 31% · GA 68% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

2.6

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=4

  • Stall / spin 1
  • Other 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Loss of control 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2018-08-02 Gerald Dan Coppock Bade-E · Loss of control · day →
2015-11-03 GLIMN Kitfox 2-3 · Weather · VMC · day →
2000-02-15 Beech 1900D · Other · IMC · dusk →
1993-11-28 STEVEN ULRICH CHALLENGER II · Stall / spin · 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 38 nm
Anthony Connaghan Cedar MI 76 nm
Edward Charles Shipman Traverse City MI 86 nm
Todd Armstrong Zrimec Traverse City MI 86 nm
Karen Kalishek De Pere WI 88 nm
Shane Robert Lehman Clintonville WI 97 nm
Marshall David Crandall Menasha WI 107 nm
Kevin Paul Spaulding Cadillac MI 113 nm
Renee Lynn Dubois Merrill WI 115 nm
Andrew Wallace Ferguson Oshkosh WI 120 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
Mark Andrew Yankovich Gladstone MI 8 nm
Noah Jeffrey Ketchum Gladstone MI 8 nm
Terrance Colin Glimn Bark River MI 11 nm
Sheryl Ann Rains Bark River MI 11 nm
Scott Alexander Sterling Wilson MI 13 nm
Cynthia Dianne Brew Rapid River MI 13 nm
William John Van Effen Rock MI 21 nm
Aaron George Shepit Ellison Bay WI 28 nm
Scot Randal Menke Stephenson MI 29 nm
David Emil Schemmel Felch MI 37 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 Allen Peterson Escanaba MI 1 nm
Mark Andrew Yankovich Gladstone MI 8 nm
Daniel Bruce Baldini Gladstone MI 8 nm
Matt Andrew Shows Gladstone MI 8 nm
David Lance Poe Gladstone MI 8 nm
Ricky Lee Ekberg Gladstone MI 8 nm
Nickolas Scott Jensen Gladstone MI 8 nm
Jason Matthew Scarborough Gladstone MI 8 nm
Terrance Colin Glimn Bark River MI 11 nm
Timothy James Gould Bark River 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
Evans Avionics, LLC
Traverse City, MI
 87 nm
JetGlow Aviation
Oshkosh, WI
 122 nm
Airworthy Aviation Maintenance
Sheboygan Falls, WI
 122 nm
Cornerstone Aircraft Maintenance
Houghton Lake, MI
 131 nm
Skycom Avionics, Inc.
Waukesha, WI
 169 nm
Cessna Citation Service Center
Milwaukee, WI
 171 nm
Mayday Avionics, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI
 183 nm
Tulip City Air Repair
Holland, MI
 184 nm
Sunshine Aircraft Repair, Inc.
Kenosha, WI
 191 nm
Aviation Resources
Cumberland, WI
 206 nm

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