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KN98 · Boyne City Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 6 NTSB events

ID KN98 FAA N98 Elev 657 ft Lat 45° 12.50' N Lon 84° 59.42' 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

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,001 ft. Max gradient: 0.07%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09 093° 4,001 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.07%
27 273° 4,001 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.07%

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 · 1 frequencies

  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 5 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting on 122.9: click mic to activate REIL RWY 27; PAPI RWY 09; MIRL RWY 09/27. 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 on 122.9: click mic to activate REIL RWY 27; PAPI RWY 09; MIRL RWY 09/27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl freq

  • 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 on 122.9: click mic to activate REIL RWY 27; PAPI RWY 09; MIRL RWY 09/27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 27; PAPI RWY 09; MIRL RWY 09/27 - 122.9

  • 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 & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (5 sentences)
  • ·RWY 27 +250 FT HILL, 2 NM EAST, 16:1; +20 FT TREES, 480 FT DIST, 145 FT R, 14:1.
  • ·ADMIN BLDG ACES: PRESS 5, THEN 3 & 2 SIMUL, THEN 1.
  • ·FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
  • ·FIRING RANGE NE OF FLD OPRS AT UNSKED TIMES, FOR ADZY CTC BOYNE CITY POLICE DEPT AT 231-582-6611. 66 FT TREES, 624 FT DIST FM DTHR, 125-186 FT L, APCH RATIO 9:1 TO DTHR.
  • ·CTLG OBSTN EXCEEDS A 45 DEG SLP. +6 FT FENCE, 175 FT DIST; 19 FT ROAD, 197 FT DIST. 5 FT TREE, 190 FT DIST, 115 & 125 FT R.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

6 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

8

since 1982

Fatal

5

62.5% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Last 10 years · n=1

  • Stall / spin 1

All time · n=6

  • Stall / spin 2
  • Other 1
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2021-11-15 Beech E-90 · Stall / spin · day →
2014-01-06 Mooney M20R · CFIT · IMC · day →
2012-10-31 Piaggio P180 · Gear-up · day →
2011-07-16 Taylorcraft DCO-65 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2010-07-10 Cessna 172K · Under/overshoot · VMC · day →
1988-05-29 Cessna 177 · Other · 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
Edward Charles Shipman Traverse City MI 38 nm
Todd Armstrong Zrimec Traverse City MI 38 nm
Anthony Connaghan Cedar MI 40 nm
Kevin Paul Spaulding Cadillac MI 61 nm
Renee Lynn Dubois Manistique MI 70 nm
Spencer Norris Ottawa Lake MI 81 nm
Mark Schmitt Rockford MI 127 nm
Dennis Joseph Doren Sparta MI 127 nm
David Henry Johnson Grand Rapids MI 138 nm
Karen Kalishek De Pere WI 140 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
Allen Joseph Sturza Boyne City MI 1 nm
Brett Louis Olceski Boyne City MI 1 nm
Leon John Jarema Boyne Falls MI 4 nm
Timothy David Zowada Boyne Falls MI 4 nm
Eric John Jarema Boyne Falls MI 4 nm
Keith Sidney Teague East Jordan MI 7 nm
David Normand Bernier East Jordan MI 7 nm
Michael Eric Cherry Petoskey MI 9 nm
Michael John Pacola Petoskey MI 9 nm
Eric David O'Connor Petoskey MI 9 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
Taylor Allen Wolfbrandt Boyne City MI 1 nm
John Carl Bennish Boyne City MI 1 nm
Ray Kenneth Wolfbrandt Boyne City MI 1 nm
James Eric Walker East Jordan MI 7 nm
Dale James Almonrode East Jordan MI 7 nm
Timothy Edwin Baker Jr East Jordan MI 7 nm
Eric David O'Connor Petoskey MI 9 nm
James Wilbert Wilhelm Petoskey MI 9 nm
Stephen Chester Rinock Petoskey MI 9 nm
Gerald Dennis Krupa Petoskey MI 9 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
 38 nm
Cornerstone Aircraft Maintenance
Houghton Lake, MI
 53 nm
Mayday Avionics, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI
 142 nm
Airworthy Aviation Maintenance
Sheboygan Falls, WI
 150 nm
Tulip City Air Repair
Holland, MI
 156 nm
Preferred Avionics
Howell, MI
 160 nm
Unique Avionics, LLC
Waterford, MI
 167 nm
Unique One Aircraft Interiors
Waterford Twp, MI
 167 nm
JetGlow Aviation
Oshkosh, WI
 169 nm
Great Lakes Aviation Services
Kimball, MI
 174 nm

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