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KGDW · Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport

ICAO · US · 2 NTSB events

ID KGDW FAA GDW Elev 776 ft Lat 43° 58.24' N Lon 84° 28.50' 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

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,699 ft. Max gradient: 0.33%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09 87.7° 4,699 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.03%
27 267.7° 4,699 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.03%
15 162° 2,580 ft 150 ft GRS No 0.33%
33 342° 2,580 ft 150 ft GRS No 0.33%

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 · 2 frequencies

  • A/D SAGINAW APP/DEP 126.450
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 24 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

  • 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)

  • 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.

  • Airport attended 1400–2200Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1400–2200Z‡.

  • 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 lrg birds on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (24 sentences)
  • ·MICHIGAN 191 GERALD R FORD INTL (See GRAND RAPIDS on page 193) GIPPER N41º46.12´ W86º19.11´ NOTAM FILE LAN.
  • ·(H) (H) VORTACW 115.4 GIJ Chan 101 179º 3.6 NM to South Bend Intl. 804/0E.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 245º–255º 276º–306º byd 25 NM blo 3,000´ 307º–312º byd 25 NM blo 4,500´ 313º–331º byd 25 NM blo 3,000´ DME unusable: 276º–306º byd 25 NM blo 3,000´ 307º–312º byd 25 NM blo 4,500´ 313º–331º byd 25 NM blo 3,000´ GLADWIN GLADWIN ZETTEL MEML (GDW)(KGDW) 1 SE UTC–5(–4DT) N43º58.24´ W84º28.50´ 774 B NOTAM FILE LAN RWY 09–27: H4699X75 (ASPH) S–44, D–60, 2D–90 MIRL RWY 09: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.75º TCH 42´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 42´.
  • ·RWY 15–33: 2580X150 (TURF) 0.3% up NW RWY 33: Tree.
  • ·FUEL 100LL, JET A+ LGT ACTIVATEREIL Rwy 09 & 27; PAPI Rwy 09 & 27; MIRL Rwy 09–27—CTAF.
  • ·Unattended major holidays, for service after hrs call amgr cell.
  • ·Jet A+ avbl full svc durg bus hrs or by arngmt.
  • ·UAS opr west of Rwy 15–33.
  • ·Rwy 15–33 clsd when snow covered except for ski equipped acft.
  • ·Terminal bldg access, 5–3–2–1–*.
  • ·Rwy 15–33 marked with 3´ yellow cones.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 989-426-4201
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®GREAT LAKES APP/DEP CON 126.45 (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´ 330º 31.5 NM to fld. 663/3W.
  • ·DME unusable: 185º–200º byd 14 NM VOR unusable: 145º–185º byd 40 NM 336º–338º byd 40 NM – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – SUGAR SPRINGS AIRPARK (5M6) 10 N UTC–5(–4DT) N44º08.42´ W84º26.22´ 953 NOTAM FILE LAN RWY 09–27: 3800X60 (TURF) 0.4% up W RWY 09: Tree.
  • ·Fqt ultralight act mornings/evenings.
  • ·Rwy 09–27 clsd when snow covd exc for ski equipped acft.
  • ·Rwy 09–27 marked with 3´ yellow cones.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 989-359-0632
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·GLOWACKI (See ST JOHNS on page 242) GOGEBIC/IRON CO (See IRONWOOD on page 207) GORILLA HELIPORT (See ONONDAGA on page 230) CHICAGO H–5E, 10F, L–28I DETROIT L–28J, 31C IAP LAKE HURON EC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · GDW Airport website ↗

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 11,150 ops in 1992

2024 total

4,454

10-yr total

44,540

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

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=2

  • Ground collision 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
2005-07-04 Becker RAF 2000 · Loss of control · day →
2001-07-14 Piper PA-28-181 · Ground collision · 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
Spencer Norris Ottawa Lake MI 25 nm
Kevin Paul Spaulding Cadillac MI 44 nm
Edward Charles Shipman Traverse City MI 68 nm
Todd Armstrong Zrimec Traverse City MI 68 nm
Mark Schmitt Rockford MI 69 nm
Dennis Joseph Doren Sparta MI 73 nm
David Crisp Lake Odessa MI 77 nm
Anthony Connaghan Cedar MI 77 nm
David Henry Johnson Grand Rapids MI 79 nm
Craig Fortson Howell 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
Terry Lee Beard Gladwin MI 1 nm
Manu Kamal Kashyap Gladwin MI 1 nm
Mary Louise Moylan Beaverton MI 5 nm
Richard Lavern Acker Coleman MI 14 nm
Jonathan Philip Lowe Coleman MI 14 nm
William Thomas Cook Harrison Township MI 15 nm
Bjorn Vidar Stolsbotten Harrison Township MI 15 nm
Christopher Melvin King Harrison Township MI 15 nm
Richard Francis Florka Harrison Township MI 15 nm
Beau Addison Berger Harrison Township 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
Dieter Johnny Slagle Gladwin MI 1 nm
John Michael Sherlock Gladwin MI 1 nm
Richard Lee Kowalczyk Gladwin MI 1 nm
Jeffrey Alan Ennis Beaverton MI 5 nm
Jonathan Patrick Guckian Beaverton MI 5 nm
Garland William Harry Jr Beaverton MI 5 nm
Coty Joseph Coker Beaverton MI 5 nm
Theodore Larry Gibbons Jr Bentley MI 13 nm
James Arnold Dobben Hope MI 13 nm
Valerie Jean Smith Hope MI 13 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Cornerstone Aircraft Maintenance
Houghton Lake, MI
 25 nm
Evans Avionics, LLC
Traverse City, MI
 67 nm
Mayday Avionics, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI
 80 nm
Preferred Avionics
Howell, MI
 83 nm
Unique Avionics, LLC
Waterford, MI
 91 nm
Unique One Aircraft Interiors
Waterford Twp, MI
 91 nm
Tulip City Air Repair
Holland, MI
 103 nm
Great Lakes Aviation Services
Kimball, MI
 106 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Belleville, MI
 112 nm
Airworthy Aviation Maintenance
Sheboygan Falls, WI
 147 nm

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