Canadian Lakes Airport
0C5 · Mecosta, Michigan · Mecosta County · map
Canadian Lakes Airport is a public-use airport owned by Canadian Lakes Property Owners CORP, 5 miles southwest of Mecosta, Michigan, 960 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 3,800 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Canadian Lakes Airport?
Its FAA code is 0C5.
Where is Canadian Lakes Airport?
It is 5 miles southwest of Mecosta, Michigan, 960 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Canadian Lakes Airport?
Its one runway, 18/36, is 3,800 feet long, grass.
Does Canadian Lakes Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Canadian Lakes Airport?
6 pilot examiners and 9 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 0C5
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Canadian Lakes Property Owners CORP
- Elevation
- 960 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4W
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,800 × 100 ft | Grass, poor | Non-standard lights |
- Runway 18: threshold displaced 955 ft, road on the approach
- Runway 36: threshold displaced 385 ft, road on the approach
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Roben-Hood Airport (13 nm northwest), Mount Pleasant Municipal (24 nm east), Greenville Municipal (26 nm south), Gratiot Community Airport (30 nm southeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Lakeview/Griffith Field (8 nm south), Roben-Hood Airport (13 nm northwest), White Cloud Airport (21 nm west), Mount Pleasant Municipal (24 nm east).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Michigan · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Runway lights sunset to sunrise APR-NOV.
- TIE-DOWN ropes not supplied.
- Non-standard low-intensity runway lights, fixtures not FAA compliant.
- Runway and dthr marked with 3 feet yellow cones.
- Runway and dthr marked with 3 feet yellow cones.
- Runway 18 +50FT trees, dist 168FT, 130FT R, approach slope 3:1 displaced thld.
- Runway 36 +15FT road, dist 0FT, 90FT R, approach slope 0:1 displaced thld.
- Runway surface very rough and unevn.
- Deer, birds and wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
- +3 feet fence entr length runway 18/36, 114 feet west.
- Departures fly runway hdg to 1500 feet above sea level for noise abatement.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Mecosta from the FAA register
2 aircraft are registered to owners in Mecosta, Michigan: 2 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Michigan.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
6 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 6 for private pilot, 6 for commercial and instrument, 3 for airline transport pilot, 5 for flight instructor; 6 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes, 4 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 9 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance).
- Mark Schmitt private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, seaplanes · Rockford, MI (29 nm) · (616) 308-3967 · [email protected]
- Dennis Joseph Doren private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes · Sparta, MI (32 nm) · (616) 450-7809 · [email protected]
- Edward Charles Shipman private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes, multi-engine seaplanes · Cadillac Airport (KCAD), Wexford County · Cadillac, MI (42 nm) · (313) 575-4020 · [email protected]
- Kevin Paul Spaulding private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Wexford County Airport Te · Cadillac, MI (42 nm) · (231) 878-3316 · [email protected]
- David Henry Johnson private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes · Grand Rapids, MI (43 nm) · (616) 481-3485 · [email protected]
- David Crisp private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Lake Odessa, MI (47 nm) · (239) 776-6279 · [email protected]
All 18 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Mecosta 2 aircraft · 2 piston singles
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Michigan 2,103 since 1982 · 226 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Michigan 220 landing places
- Michigan 7,223 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/0C5.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 28, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.