Mecosta Morton Airport
27C · Mecosta, Michigan · Mecosta County · map
Mecosta Morton Airport is a public-use airport owned by Mecosta Village/Morton Twp, 2 miles west of Mecosta, Michigan, 1,022 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 09/27, is 2,027 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Mecosta Morton Airport?
Its FAA code is 27C.
Where is Mecosta Morton Airport?
It is 2 miles west of Mecosta, Michigan, 1,022 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Mecosta Morton Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 09/27, is 2,027 feet long.
Does Mecosta Morton Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Mecosta Morton Airport?
6 pilot examiners and 7 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 27C
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Mecosta Village/Morton Twp
- Elevation
- 1,022 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1950
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,027 × 100 ft | Grass, fair | |
| 03/21 | 2,010 × 100 ft | Grass, fair |
- Runway 09: threshold displaced 546 ft, road 15 ft high 38 ft from the end
- Runway 27: trees on the approach
- Runway 03: threshold displaced 750 ft, road 17 ft high 100 ft from the end
- Runway 21: threshold displaced 810 ft, trees on the approach
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Roben-Hood Airport (12 nm northwest), Mount Pleasant Municipal (23 nm east), Greenville Municipal (29 nm south), Gratiot Community Airport (31 nm southeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Lakeview/Griffith Field (11 nm south), Roben-Hood Airport (12 nm northwest), White Cloud Airport (23 nm west), Mount Pleasant Municipal (23 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
- Provided VFR weather conditions; runway 03 threshold displaced to provide 20:1 to clr TV tower and power line southwest of airport; runway 09 threshold displaced to provide 20:1 to clr road west of airport; trees near runway 03/21 int be clrd; trees south of the east end of runway 09/27 be clrd to provide a 7:1 bgng from the south edge of pri surface.
- No snow removal. Closed DEC-MAR and when snow covered except for ski equipped afct.
- Runway and dthr marked with 18 in yellow cones.
- Runway and dthr marked with 18 in yellow cones.
- Runway and dthr marked with 18 in yellow cones.
- Runway marked with 18 in yellow cones.
- Approach ratio 18:1 at dthr ovr 98 feet trees, 1818 feet dist, 0 feet B.
- Approach ratio 13:1 at dthr ovr 62 feet tree, 860 feet dist, 130 feet R.
- Approach ratio 11:1 at dthr ovr 55 feet tree, 639 feet dist, 125 feet L.
- Runway 27 +23FT tree, dist 0FT, 110FT L.
- Also fence +4 feet, 11 dist, 125L/R.
- Drone (UAS) operates on runway 09/27 east of runway 03/21 int.
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: 7 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance).
- Mark Schmitt private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, seaplanes · Rockford, MI (32 nm) · (616) 308-3967 · [email protected]
- Dennis Joseph Doren private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes · Sparta, MI (35 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 (39 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 (39 nm) · (231) 878-3316 · [email protected]
- David Henry Johnson private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes · Grand Rapids, MI (46 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 (50 nm) · (239) 776-6279 · [email protected]
All 15 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 · 4 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 4 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 221 landing places
- Michigan 7,225 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/27C.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 27, 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.