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Class DCherry Capital Airport
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FAA Airport Diagram · KTVC
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Runways at KTVC
4 runway ends on file. Longest: 7,016 ft. Max gradient: 0.24%
| Designator | Heading | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting | Gradient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 094° | 7,016 ft | 150 ft | ASP | Yes | 0.24% |
| 28 | 274° | 7,016 ft | 150 ft | ASP | Yes | 0.24% |
| 18 | 180° | 5,378 ft | 150 ft | ASP | Yes | 0.12% |
| 36 | 360° | 5,378 ft | 150 ft | ASP | Yes | 0.12% |
Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).
Communications
8 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.
- ATIS ATIS 119.175
- GND GND 121.800
- TWR TWR 124.200
- CTAF CTAF 124.200
- CNTR MINNEAPOLIS CNTR 132.900
- OPS USCG TRAVERSE CITY 38.180
- RDO LANSING RDO 122.200
- UNIC UNICOM 122.950
📻 Live ATC audio
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Navaids associated with KTVC
- NDB TV
Gwenn
0.36 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW
- VORTAC TVC
Traverse City
114.60 MHz · DME 114.60 · BOTH · HIGH
Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement
Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KTVC, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.
5 matched · 43 not yet translated
TL;DR
- ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 10 & 28; REIL Rwy 36; HIRL Rwy 10–28; 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
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Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 10 & 28; REIL Rwy 36; HIRL Rwy 10–28; MIRL Rwy 18–36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
pcl ctaf
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Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
wildlife hazard
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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)
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Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 10 & 28; REIL Rwy 36; HIRL Rwy 10–28; MIRL Rwy 18–36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
Raw FAA text · service · operational
actvt MALSR Rwy 10 & 28; REIL Rwy 36; HIRL Rwy 10–28; MIRL Rwy 18–36—CTAF
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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 and invof arpt.
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Airport attended 0900–0600Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.
Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory
Attended 0900–0600Z‡.
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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.
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Airport attended 1300–2300Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.
Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory
Attended 1300–2300Z‡.
Not yet translated · raw FAA text (43 sentences)
Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.
- ·254 MICHIGAN TRAVERSE CITY CHERRY CAPITAL (TVC)(KTVC) P (CG) 2 S UTC–5(–4DT) N44º44.49´ W85º34.91´ 624 B ARFF Index—See Remarks NOTAM FILE TVC MON Airport RWY 10–28: H7016X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–116, D–193, 2S–165, 2D–326 PCR 470 F/B/X/T HIRL RWY 10: MALSR.
- ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 55´.
- ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 45´.
- ·RWY 18–36: H5378X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–79, D–127, 2S–140, 2D–215 PCR 310 F/B/X/T MIRL RWY 18: VASI(V4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 47´.
- ·VASI(V4L)—GA 3.5º TCH 53´.
- ·LAND AND HOLD–SHORT OPERATIONS LDG RWY HOLD–SHORT POINT AVBL LDG DIST RWY 18 10–28 2850 RWY 28 18–36 5950
- ·RWY 10: TORA–7016 TODA–7016 ASDA–7016 LDA–7016 RWY 18: TORA–5378 TODA–5378 ASDA–5108 LDA–4838 RWY 28: TORA–7016 TODA–7016 ASDA–7016 LDA–7016 RWY 36: TORA–5378 TODA–5378 ASDA–5108 LDA–5108
- ·PAPI Rwy 10 & 28; VASI Rwy 18 & 36 opr consly.
- ·During hrs when arpt is unattended call arpt ops 231–313–0928.
- ·For FBO hrs of ops call 231–929–1126.
- ·Arpt sfc cond unmon btn 0600–0900Z‡.
- ·Cold temperature airport.
- ·Altitude correction rqrd at or below –21C.
- ·Parasailing ops 1.5 NM northeast of arpt from Memorial Day to Labor Day 600´ AGL from SR–SS daily.
- ·Class I, ARFF Index B. 48 hr PPR for unsked acr ops with over 30 psgr seats—call amgr.
- ·Twy C–2/C–3 east of Twy C not avbl to ACR acft.
- ·No general avn acft on the air carrier ramp.
- ·Snow removal ops in progress winter months, Snow Command will be monitoring CTAF during non–twr hours.
- ·Acft ldg/departing TVC should announce their intentions on CTAF when twr clsd.
- ·Flt crews should read back all advisory information provided by Snow Command.
- ·All tsnt acft chrgd ldg, ovngt ramp prkg fee exc mil.
- ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 231-947-2250
- ·CTAF 124.2 ATIS 119.175 UNICOM 122.95 TRAVERSE CITY RCO 122.2 (LANSING RADIO) ®MINNEAPOLIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 132.9 TRAVERSE CITY TOWER 124.2 (1200–0200Z EST; 1100–0200Z EDT) GND CON 121.8 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD when ATCT is clsd ctc FSS via rco, if una ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
- ·CLASS D svc 1200–0200Z EST, 1200–0300Z EDT; other times CLASS E.
- ·CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE GREEN BAY H–2L, L–31B IAP, AD EC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026 MICHIGAN 255 CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE
- ·TRAVERSE CITY (VH) (DH) VORW/DME 114.6 TVC Chan 93 N44º40.07´ W85º33.00´ 345º 4.6 NM to fld. 912/2W.
- ·DME unusable: 050º–060º byd 30 NM 050º–060º byd 9 NM blo 12,500´ 061º–120º blo 12,500´ 061º–120º byd 30 NM 156º–158º byd 38 NM blo 5,000´ VOR unusable: 024º–034º byd 10 NM blo 5,000´ 050º–060º byd 30 NM 050º–060º byd 9 NM blo 12,500´ 061º–120º blo 12,500´ 061º–120º byd 30 NM 130º–143º byd 40 NM blo 5,000´ 130º–143º byd 52 NM 144º–187º byd 40 NM 188º–198º byd 40 NM blo 12,000´ 188º–198º byd 64 NM 199º–209º byd 40 NM 210º–228º byd 10 NM 229º–264º byd 40 NM 265º–275º byd 40 NM blo 3,500´ 265º–275º byd 62 NM 276º–311º byd 40 NM 312º–322º byd 40 NM blo 5,000´ 312º–322º byd 51 NM 323º–049º byd 40 NM 358º–013º byd 40 NM GWENN NDB (MHW/LOM) 365 TV N44º44.07´ W85º25.74´ 279º 6.5 NM to fld. 895/5W.
- ·NDB unmonitored when TVC ATCT clsd.
- ·ILS/DME 110.7 I–TYK Chan 44 Rwy 10.
- ·Unmonitored when ATCT clsd.
+ 13 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text
Chart Supplement
FAA Chart Supplement entry for KTVC — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.
NTSB events at KTVC
36 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .
Total events
28
since 1982
Fatal
5
17.9% of total
Last 5 years
1
≈ 0.2/yr
Last 10 years
1
≈ 0.1/yr
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Operations volume
FAA TAF · history through 2024
Peak: 130,220 ops in 1998
2024 total
94,398
10-yr total
824,306
2024 mix
AC/AT 17% · GA 79% · Mil 5%
Events / million ops
1.2
last 10 years
Fatal / million ops
0.22
approximate · 10-yr scaled
Last 10 years · n=1
- Stall / spin 1
All time · n=36
- Other 13
- Stall / spin 6
- Gear-up landing 4
- Ground collision 3
- Hard landing 2
- Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
- Controlled flight into terrain 2
- Loss of control 2
Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.
Designees in MI
Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as KTVC — instructors, examiners, mechanics, schools, FBOs, flying clubs, repair shops, EAA chapters. Click any category to drill into the full directory.
CFI
1,786
Flight Instructors
A&P
5,757
Mechanics
AME
55
Medical Examiners (AME)
DME
5
Mechanic Examiners (DME)
DPRE
1
Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE)
DAR-F
5
Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F)
DAR-T
4
Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T)
DER-Y
1
Engineering — Company (DER-Y)
DER-T
9
Engineering — Consultant (DER-T)
SAE
29
Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE)
APD
16
Aircrew Program Designees (APD)
TCE
1
Training Center Evaluators (TCE)
ODA
3
Organizational Designations
Schools
54
Flight Schools
FBO
103
Fixed Base Operators
Clubs
41
Flying Clubs
Repair
9
Repair / Maintenance Shops
EAA
40
EAA Chapters
DPEs near KTVC
Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.
| Designee | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Charles Shipman | Traverse City | MI | 1 nm |
| Todd Armstrong Zrimec | Traverse City | MI | 1 nm |
| Anthony Connaghan | Cedar | MI | 11 nm |
| Kevin Paul Spaulding | Cadillac | MI | 30 nm |
| Spencer Norris | Ottawa Lake | MI | 58 nm |
| Renee Lynn Dubois | Manistique | MI | 78 nm |
| Dennis Joseph Doren | Sparta | MI | 95 nm |
| Mark Schmitt | Rockford | MI | 96 nm |
| David Henry Johnson | Grand Rapids | MI | 107 nm |
| Karen Kalishek | De Pere | WI | 108 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.
CFIs near KTVC
Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.
| Instructor | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Francis Brady | Traverse City | MI | 1 nm |
| Terry Joe Hawn | Traverse City | MI | 1 nm |
| William Leo Matthews | Traverse City | MI | 1 nm |
| Douglas Earl Purdue | Traverse City | MI | 1 nm |
| Phillip Edward Wielenga | Traverse City | MI | 1 nm |
| Ross Eric Otterbacher | Traverse City | MI | 1 nm |
| Patrick Louis Richards | Traverse City | MI | 1 nm |
| Paul Bryan Crowley | Traverse City | MI | 1 nm |
| Forest Bradley Wortman | Traverse City | MI | 1 nm |
| Gabriel Nathan Bogart | Traverse City | MI | 1 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.
A&P mechanics near KTVC
Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.
| Mechanic | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randall Arthur Kitzman | Traverse City | MI | 1 nm |
| Mark Anthony Walters Jr | Traverse City | MI | 1 nm |
| Michael Padisak | Traverse City | MI | 1 nm |
| Eric Squibb Nuffer | Traverse City | MI | 1 nm |
| Jacob Russell Kennedy | Traverse City | MI | 1 nm |
| Kenneth Dwayne Mcfarland | Traverse City | MI | 1 nm |
| Dana G Anys | Traverse City | MI | 1 nm |
| William Gene Birch | Traverse City | MI | 1 nm |
| Melia Lynn Carter | Traverse City | MI | 1 nm |
| Patrick M Graham | Traverse City | MI | 1 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.
Repair stations near KTVC
Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.
| Shop | Distance |
|---|---|
| Evans Avionics, LLC Traverse City, MI | 0 nm |
| Cornerstone Aircraft Maintenance Houghton Lake, MI | 45 nm |
| Mayday Avionics, Inc. Grand Rapids, MI | 112 nm |
| Airworthy Aviation Maintenance Sheboygan Falls, WI | 114 nm |
| Tulip City Air Repair Holland, MI | 122 nm |
| JetGlow Aviation Oshkosh, WI | 136 nm |
| Preferred Avionics Howell, MI | 144 nm |
| Cessna Citation Service Center Milwaukee, WI | 148 nm |
| Skycom Avionics, Inc. Waukesha, WI | 154 nm |
| Unique Avionics, LLC Waterford, MI | 156 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.
Canonical references
The agency-of-record links pilots use for KTVC: charts, weather, NOTAMs, accident records. We surface them all from one URL — no SEO sludge, no clickthrough farms.
- FAA Chart Supplement (CSUP) A/FD entry — official FAA ↗
- SkyVector — sectional + IFR charts Charts, runways, fuel, NOTAMs ↗
- AirNav — frequencies, FBOs, fuel Pilot-facing summary ↗
- NTSB CAROL — accident search Filter by airport name ↗
- FAA Notice to Air Missions NOTAMs (live) ↗
- aviationweather.gov — METAR / TAF Live observation ↗