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KFPK · Fitch H Beach Airport

ICAO · US · 1 NTSB events

ID KFPK FAA FPK Elev 891 ft Lat 42° 34.47' N Lon 84° 48.68' 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: 3,510 ft. Max gradient: 0.32%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
03 021° 3,510 ft 75 ft Concrete Yes 0.32%
21 201° 3,510 ft 75 ft Concrete Yes 0.32%
15 145° 2,298 ft 95 ft GRS No 0.03%
33 325° 2,298 ft 95 ft GRS No 0.03%

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

  • AWOS AWOS 3 118.075
  • A/D LANSING APP/DEP 118.650
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 10 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 03/21; PAPI RWY 03 & 21; MIRL RWY 03/21. 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 03/21; PAPI RWY 03 & 21; MIRL RWY 03/21. 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 03/21; PAPI RWY 03 & 21; MIRL RWY 03/21. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 03/21; PAPI RWY 03 & 21; MIRL RWY 03/21 - 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 (10 sentences)
  • ·MIL HOP ON & INVOF ARPT SPCLY AT NGT.
  • ·GND MOLES & WATERFOWL ON RWY 15/33.
  • ·FOR CD CTC GREAT LAKES APCH AT 269-459-3345, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0224/0490.
  • ·ACFT WO RADIO OPRG INVOF ARPT.
  • ·FOR SVC WKENDS CALL AMGR.
  • ·CLSD DEC-MAR & WHEN SNOW COVD.
  • ·RWY & DTHR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
  • ·RWY & DTHR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
  • ·APCH RATIO 19:1 TO DTHR OVR +94 FT TREE, 1785 FT DIST, 50 FT L.
  • ·CTLG OBSTN EXCEEDS A 45 DEG SLP.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

07G

Source: OurAirports community

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Total events

10

since 1982

Fatal

1

10.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

0

no recent events

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 11,240 ops in 2019

2024 total

11,240

10-yr total

104,400

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 96% · Mil 4%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=1

  • Runway excursion 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2007-04-11 Cessna 210N · Runway excursion · night →

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
David Crisp Lake Odessa MI 19 nm
Edmond William Verville Battle Creek MI 25 nm
Clint Edward White Jackson MI 27 nm
Craig Fortson Howell MI 39 nm
David Henry Johnson Grand Rapids MI 44 nm
Jason Blair Allegan MI 46 nm
Mark Schmitt Rockford MI 47 nm
Amanda Kirsten Roggow Ann Arbor MI 51 nm
William Clark Ann Arbor MI 51 nm
Todd Daniel Haifley Three Rivers MI 52 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
Lee Rollo Larder Charlotte MI 1 nm
Keith Louis Gibbs Eaton Rapids MI 8 nm
Grant Sterling Emfield Eaton Rapids MI 8 nm
Mark Philip Mcbride Eaton Rapids MI 8 nm
Brennan Scot Storey Dimondale MI 9 nm
John Douglas Vanator Olivet MI 10 nm
Mark Andrew Cosgrove Grand Ledge MI 11 nm
Robert Roy Fay Grand Ledge MI 11 nm
Christopher John Bayley Grand Ledge MI 11 nm
Thompson Harold Haigh Grand Ledge MI 11 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
Philip John Bacon Charlotte MI 1 nm
James Thomas Balgoyen Charlotte MI 1 nm
Kevin John Nowak Charlotte MI 1 nm
Jason David Peterson Charlotte MI 1 nm
David William Argo Charlotte MI 1 nm
Nicholas Stanley Beller Charlotte MI 1 nm
Herbie Dee Schultz Charlotte MI 1 nm
Gordon Mackey Edgerton Charlotte MI 1 nm
Paul C Wagner Charlotte MI 1 nm
Steve Lee Keusch Charlotte MI 1 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Preferred Avionics
Howell, MI
 37 nm
Mayday Avionics, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI
 37 nm
Tulip City Air Repair
Holland, MI
 58 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Belleville, MI
 61 nm
Unique Avionics, LLC
Waterford, MI
 62 nm
Unique One Aircraft Interiors
Waterford Twp, MI
 62 nm
Premier Avionics, LLC
Fort Wayne, IN
 97 nm
Great Lakes Aviation Services
Kimball, MI
 103 nm
PAW Aviation
LaPorte, IN
 105 nm
Cornerstone Aircraft Maintenance
Houghton Lake, MI
 107 nm

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