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KGLR · Gaylord Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 13 NTSB events

ID KGLR FAA GLR Elev 1,328 ft Lat 45° 0.81' N Lon 84° 42.22' 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: 6,579 ft. Max gradient: 0.13%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09 90.1° 6,579 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.11%
27 270.1° 6,579 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.11%
18 173.8° 4,200 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.13%
36 353.8° 4,200 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.13%

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

  • ASOS ASOS 118.375
  • CNTR MINNEAPOLIS CNTR 134.600
  • RDO LANSING RDO 122.550
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 5 matched · 26 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 09; REIL Rwy 27, 18, & 36; PAPI Rwy 09, 27, 18, & 36; HIRL Rwy 09–27; 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.
  • ·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 09; REIL Rwy 27, 18, & 36; PAPI Rwy 09, 27, 18, & 36; HIRL Rwy 09–27; 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

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

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (5)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 09; REIL Rwy 27, 18, & 36; PAPI Rwy 09, 27, 18, & 36; HIRL Rwy 09–27; MIRL Rwy 18–36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt MALSR Rwy 09; REIL Rwy 27, 18, & 36; PAPI Rwy 09, 27, 18, & 36; HIRL Rwy 09–27; 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 and birds on and invof arpt.

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

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Ldg fee

  • 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.

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

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1400–2200Z‡

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (26 sentences)
  • ·190 MICHIGAN GAYLORD GAYLORD RGNL (GLR)(KGLR) 1 SW UTC–5(–4DT) N45º00.78´ W84º42.21´ 1328 B NOTAM FILE GLR RWY 09–27: H6579X150 (ASPH) D–100, 2S–127 HIRL RWY 09: MALSR.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 38´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 45´.
  • ·RWY 18–36: H4200X75 (ASPH) S–12.5 MIRL RWY 18: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·Rwy 36 PAPI unusbl byd 8 degs left & 7 degs right of cntrln.
  • ·Attended May–Oct 1230–2300Z‡, Nov–Apr 1130–2200Z‡.
  • ·For attendant aft hrs call amgr.
  • ·Unatndd Thanksgiving, Christmas, & New Years Day.
  • ·Fuel subj aft hrs call–in fee.
  • ·Mil trg act invof arpt assocd with R–4201A/B.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 989-732-4218
  • ·ASOS 118.375 (989) 732–1571.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 RCO 122.4 (LANSING RADIO) ®MINNEAPOLIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 134.6 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·(L) (L) VORW/DME 109.2 GLR Chan 29 N45º00.75´ W84º42.26´ at fld. 1318/6W.
  • ·DME unusable: Byd 30 NM blo 3,500´ VOR unusable: 182º–195º byd 19 NM wi 21 NM BANGU NDB (LOMW) 375 GL N45º00.88´ W84º48.48´ 097º 4.4 NM to fld. 1385/6W.
  • ·Unmonitored. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – LAKES OF THE NORTH (4Y4) 11 SW UTC–5(–4DT) N44º54.71´ W84º52.52´ 1287 B NOTAM FILE LAN RWY 06–24: H4212X40 (ASPH) LIRL RWY 06: Road.
  • ·LGT ACTIVATE LIRL Rwy 06–24—CTAF.
  • ·Rwy upslope from east to west, aprxmly 20 ft hyr on west end.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 231-585-6000
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·GAYLORD (L) (L) VORW/DME 109.2 GLR Chan 29 N45º00.75´ W84º42.26´ 236º 9.5 NM to fld. 1318/6W.
  • ·DME unusable: Byd 30 NM blo 3,500´ VOR unusable: 182º–195º byd 19 NM wi 21 NM GAYLORD N45º00.75´ W84º42.26´ NOTAM FILE GLR.
  • ·(L) (L) VORW/DME 109.2 GLR Chan 29 at Gaylord Rgnl. 1318/6W.
  • ·DME unusable: Byd 30 NM blo 3,500´ VOR unusable: 182º–195º byd 19 NM wi 21 NM RCO 122.4 (LANSING RADIO) LAKE HURON H–2L, L–31C IAP LAKE HURON L–31B LAKE HURON L–31C EC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

Otsego County

Source: OurAirports community

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NTSB events

13 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

17

since 1982

Fatal

6

35.3% 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: 19,360 ops in 1991

2024 total

10,000

10-yr total

100,000

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=13

  • Other 4
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Loss of control 1
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2010-08-24 Cessna 150K · Engine failure · day →
2009-10-27 Aeronca 7AC · Stall / spin · day →
2005-11-16 Aero Commander 500B · CFIT · IMC · night →
2000-10-24 Piper PA-28R-200 · CFIT · IMC · night →
1999-02-05 Beech 58 · Weather · IMC · night →
1997-01-21 Cessna 182J · Other · day →
1992-01-19 Cessna 414 · Loss of control · IMC · night →
1990-11-21 Piper PA-32-RT300 · Other · IMC · night →
1990-06-03 Beech A36 · Stall / spin · IMC · day →
1986-11-16 Piper PA-38-112 · Other · day →
1983-05-03 Cessna 185 · Other · VMC · dusk →
1982-12-18 Cessna 310R · Weather · IMC · day →
1982-04-13 Piper PA-34 · Under/overshoot · night-moonlit →

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
Edward Charles Shipman Traverse City MI 41 nm
Todd Armstrong Zrimec Traverse City MI 41 nm
Anthony Connaghan Cedar MI 47 nm
Kevin Paul Spaulding Cadillac MI 56 nm
Spencer Norris Ottawa Lake MI 70 nm
Renee Lynn Dubois Manistique MI 86 nm
Mark Schmitt Rockford MI 118 nm
Dennis Joseph Doren Sparta MI 120 nm
David Henry Johnson Grand Rapids MI 130 nm
David Crisp Lake Odessa MI 135 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
Ryan Leigh Lampe Gaylord MI 1 nm
Phillip James Negaard Gaylord MI 1 nm
Forrest Shannon Hurley Gaylord MI 1 nm
Joshua Matthew Fessler Gaylord MI 1 nm
Leon John Jarema Boyne Falls MI 13 nm
Timothy David Zowada Boyne Falls MI 13 nm
Eric John Jarema Boyne Falls MI 13 nm
Brian James Foster Mancelona MI 17 nm
Justin Tylor Pousho Mancelona MI 17 nm
Marcus Allen Rogers Mancelona MI 17 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
Nicholas Donald Chaffee Gaylord MI 1 nm
Thomas William Savickas Gaylord MI 1 nm
Phillip James Negaard Gaylord MI 1 nm
Earl Frank Bennett Gaylord MI 1 nm
Arthur Howard Butcher Gaylord MI 1 nm
Thomas David Shaltry Gaylord MI 1 nm
Michael Francis Vescio Gaylord MI 1 nm
Kenneth David Buc Gaylord MI 1 nm
Thomas Joseph Krzystan Gaylord MI 1 nm
Brian Alan Renkiewicz Gaylord 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
Cornerstone Aircraft Maintenance
Houghton Lake, MI
 39 nm
Evans Avionics, LLC
Traverse City, MI
 41 nm
Mayday Avionics, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI
 133 nm
Preferred Avionics
Howell, MI
 146 nm
Tulip City Air Repair
Holland, MI
 149 nm
Unique Avionics, LLC
Waterford, MI
 152 nm
Unique One Aircraft Interiors
Waterford Twp, MI
 152 nm
Airworthy Aviation Maintenance
Sheboygan Falls, WI
 155 nm
Great Lakes Aviation Services
Kimball, MI
 158 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Belleville, MI
 175 nm

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