KTVC · Cherry Capital Airport
ICAO · US · 27 NTSB events
Live conditions
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Density altitude (now)
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Runways
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% |
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 · 8 frequencies
- 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 (streaming + archived): Open KTVC on LiveATC ↗
Navaids
- NDB TV
Gwenn
0.36 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW
- VORTAC TVC
Traverse City
114.60 MHz · DME 114.60 · BOTH · HIGH
Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 5 matched · 43 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 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)
- ·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
FAA Chart Supplement
NTSB events
27 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
Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗
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=2
- Stall / spin 1
- Gear-up landing 1
All time · n=27
- Stall / spin 6
- Gear-up landing 5
- Other 4
- Ground collision 3
- Hard landing 2
- Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
- Controlled flight into terrain 2
- Loss of control 2
Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.
Designees in MI
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 | 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 nearby
City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.
| 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 nearby
City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.
| 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 nearby
By airport location.
| 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.
References
- 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 ↗