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KY47 · Oakland Southwest Airport

ICAO · US · 17 NTSB events

ID KY47 FAA Y47 Elev 926 ft Lat 42° 30.19' N Lon 83° 37.42' W Zulu …

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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: 3,128 ft. Max gradient: 0.17%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
08 071° 3,128 ft 40 ft ASPH-F Yes 0.17%
26 251° 3,128 ft 40 ft ASPH-F Yes 0.17%

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 DETROIT APP/DEP 127.500
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.700

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 8 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 LIRL RWY 08/26. 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: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate LIRL RWY 08/26. 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

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate LIRL RWY 08/26. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT LIRL RWY 08/26 - 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 & LRG BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (8 sentences)
  • ·TREES & BRUSH IN PRIMARY SFC 70-120 FT L & R.
  • ·FOR CD CTC DETROIT APCH AT 734-955-1404.
  • ·CTLG OBSTN EXCEEDS A 45 DEG SLP.
  • ·APCH RATIO 2:1 TO DTHR OVR +22 FT TREE, 62 FT DIST, 125 FT R.
  • ·CTLG OBSTN EXCEEDS A 45 DEG SLP.
  • ·APCH RATIO 0:1 TO DTHR OVR +12 FT TREE, 0 FT DIST, 115 FT L. +30 FT PLINE, 697 FT DIST; +20 FT TREES, 110 FT L; +15-50 FT TREES, MOST QUADS. -4 FT DITCH, 40 FT DIST; SCATTERED 5-30 FT TREES & BRUSH, 0-199 FT DIST, 125 FT L & R. 15-40 FT TREES & BRUSH, 0-90 FT DIST, 110 FT L.
  • ·HNGR AVBL BY PRIOR ARNGMT CTC AMGR.
  • ·VASI RWY 08 & 26 OTS INDEFLY.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

17 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

21

since 1982

Fatal

2

9.5% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 34,350 ops in 1995

2024 total

13,000

10-yr total

130,349

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

15.3

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.46

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Stall / spin 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

All time · n=17

  • Other 5
  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Stall / spin 3
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Hard landing 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Loss of control 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
2025-07-23 Piper PA-28-140 · CFIT · day →
2021-01-02 Piper PA-24-250 · Stall / spin · IMC · day →
2010-04-03 Cessna 172N · Loss of control · day →
2009-05-24 Mileski Zenair · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2007-07-29 Cessna 172N · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2004-09-12 Schroeder Wichawk · Other · day →
2003-03-01 Cessna T210L · Stall / spin · dusk →
1999-03-24 Cessna 172M · Other · dusk →
1998-11-09 Cessna 337C · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1996-12-04 Piper PA-28-180 · Engine failure · night →
1995-01-24 Beech C45H · Engine failure · day →
1992-10-23 American Eagle 101 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1991-09-20 Cessna 150H · Other · day →
1989-05-27 Cessna P206B · Engine failure · day →
1987-11-07 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · day →
1985-05-23 Gulfstream American AA-5A · Other · VMC · day →
1982-11-17 Piper PA-28-151 · Ground collision · 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
Gerald Leigh Stanley Waterford Township MI 12 nm
Amanda Kirsten Roggow Ann Arbor MI 14 nm
William Clark Ann Arbor MI 14 nm
Craig Fortson Howell MI 15 nm
Donald E Wedekemper Ypsilanti MI 16 nm
Sara Diane Bey Van Buren Charter Township MI 20 nm
Clint Edward White Jackson MI 38 nm
Kerry Michael Brown Adrian MI 41 nm
Spencer Norris Sylvania OH 48 nm
Daniel Stephen Unger Smiths Creek MI 52 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
David Paul Schilstra New Hudson MI 0 nm
Harry Scott Pinter New Hudson MI 0 nm
Ryan James Lindman New Hudson MI 0 nm
Michael Gerald Grimes New Hudson MI 0 nm
William Adelbert Shortt South Lyon MI 3 nm
Andrew Paul Rienstra South Lyon MI 3 nm
Elie Amine Kazan South Lyon MI 3 nm
Paul William Styles South Lyon MI 3 nm
Natalie Denise Corrao South Lyon MI 3 nm
Matthew Norman Flaherty South Lyon MI 3 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
Alfred David Smith New Hudson MI 0 nm
David Samuel Backman New Hudson MI 0 nm
Jerry Dennis Killeen New Hudson MI 0 nm
Mark Albert Ulmer New Hudson MI 0 nm
Lorne Earl Robinson New Hudson MI 0 nm
Roger Allen Linse New Hudson MI 0 nm
Louis Raymond Pryor Iii New Hudson MI 0 nm
Dennis Michael Daniel New Hudson MI 0 nm
Daniel Szuster South Lyon MI 3 nm
Peter Andrew Laitinen South Lyon MI 3 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Unique One Aircraft Interiors
Waterford Twp, MI
 13 nm
Unique Avionics, LLC
Waterford, MI
 13 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Belleville, MI
 17 nm
Preferred Avionics
Howell, MI
 18 nm
Great Lakes Aviation Services
Kimball, MI
 54 nm
Mayday Avionics, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI
 87 nm
TAS Aviation, INC.
Lima, OH
 110 nm
Tulip City Air Repair
Holland, MI
 111 nm
Premier Avionics, LLC
Fort Wayne, IN
 115 nm
Cornerstone Aircraft Maintenance
Houghton Lake, MI
 121 nm

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