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KZ98 · Ottawa Executive Airport

ICAO · US · 7 NTSB events

ID KZ98 FAA Z98 Elev 740 ft Lat 42° 49.03' N Lon 85° 55.69' 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

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,800 ft. Max gradient: 1.08% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
02 19.9° 3,800 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 1.08%
20 199.9° 3,800 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 1.08%

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

  • CTAF CTAF 122.900

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KZ98 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 4 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 02/20. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate LIRL RWY 02/20. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate LIRL RWY 02/20. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT LIRL RWY 02/20 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (4 sentences)
  • ·RWY SLPS UP FM SOUTH TO NORTH. 200 FT LGTD ANT APRXLY 1900 FT NE OF RWY 20.
  • ·FOR CD CTC GREAT LAKES APCH AT 269-459-3344, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921. 4 CLICKS ON CTAF FOR WIND, TEMP, & ALTM INFO.
  • ·APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DTHR. +16 FT ROAD, 125 FT DIST, 125 FT L/R; 8 FT SEASONAL CROPS.
  • ·SEE ASP LTR DATED 3/7/94.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

7 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

7

since 1982

Fatal

2

28.6% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

4

≈ 0.4/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Stall / spin 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

All time · n=7

  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Ground collision 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Fire / smoke 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-06-29 ROBERT FIDLER LANCAIR 320/360 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2025-04-08 Cessna 150F · Stall / spin · day →
2020-09-19 Vans RV9 · Stall / spin · VMC · night →
2016-06-27 Enstrom 280 · Fire · VMC · day →
2005-08-13 North American Navion A (L-17B) · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2005-08-11 Cessna 172S · CFIT · VMC · day →
1994-11-11 Cessna 150 · Ground collision · 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
David Henry Johnson Grand Rapids MI 15 nm
Jason Blair Allegan MI 18 nm
Dennis Joseph Doren Sparta MI 23 nm
Mark Schmitt Rockford MI 25 nm
David Crisp Lake Odessa MI 35 nm
Edmond William Verville Battle Creek MI 44 nm
Todd Daniel Haifley Three Rivers MI 54 nm
Spencer Norris Ottawa Lake MI 74 nm
Darrell Eugene Martin Goshen IN 75 nm
Clint Edward White Jackson MI 76 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
Bud Joseph Godmair Zeeland MI 4 nm
Steven Ross Bouman Zeeland MI 4 nm
Philip Roy Cook Zeeland MI 4 nm
Linda Catherine Bush Zeeland MI 4 nm
Aaron David Haltenhoff Zeeland MI 4 nm
Jonathan Michael Groendyk Zeeland MI 4 nm
Blake T Lehman Zeeland MI 4 nm
Hubert Bernard Eisen Hudsonville MI 4 nm
William Frank Fischer Hudsonville MI 4 nm
Jerry Lynn Schmidt Hudsonville MI 4 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
Chris James Martin Zeeland MI 4 nm
Curtis John Vanderschaaf Zeeland MI 4 nm
Cotry Shearrill Zeeland MI 4 nm
David Mccleery Zeeland MI 4 nm
Norman Bruce Umpstead Zeeland MI 4 nm
Chris Daniel Klynstra Zeeland MI 4 nm
Allan John Sutton Zeeland MI 4 nm
Nicholas Ryan Meyer Zeeland MI 4 nm
Travis Paul Hanges Zeeland MI 4 nm
Nicholas Lee Sale Zeeland MI 4 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Tulip City Air Repair
Holland, MI
 9 nm
Mayday Avionics, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI
 18 nm
PAW Aviation
LaPorte, IN
 83 nm
Preferred Avionics
Howell, MI
 86 nm
Cessna Citation Service Center
Milwaukee, WI
 87 nm
Sunshine Aircraft Repair, Inc.
Kenosha, WI
 90 nm
West Star Aviation, Inc
Wheeling, IL
 97 nm
Airworthy Aviation Maintenance
Sheboygan Falls, WI
 102 nm
Aircraft Propeller Service, LLC
Lake Zurich, IL
 102 nm
Northwest Aviation Maintenance, Inc.
Griffith, IN
 102 nm

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