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Cain Field

38C · Stanwood, Michigan · Mecosta County · map

Cain Field is a public-use airport, 2 miles northwest of Stanwood, Michigan, 897 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 3,472 feet of grass.

The airport

Codes
FAA 38C
Kind
Airport · open to the public · privately owned
Elevation
897 feet above sea level
Control tower
No control tower
Attended
every day, irregular hours
Repairs
airframe: none; engine: none
Parking
tiedown
On the chart
Chicago sectional
Magnetic variation
4W
In the FAA's files since
October 1974

This airport's record at the FAA

Runway

1836N1,000 ft
Runways drawn to scale from the FAA's positions, north up.

For understanding the field, not for navigation.

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLights
18/363,472 × 100 ftGrass, good
  • Runway 18: threshold displaced 486 ft, trees on the approach
  • Runway 36: threshold displaced 384 ft, road on the approach

Radio frequencies

Common traffic advisory (CTAF)122.9

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Aircraft registered in Stanwood from the FAA register

No aircraft on the register list Stanwood, MI as the owner's town.

Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records

No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.

Nearby within 30 nautical miles

The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file

  • Provided airport abndd when new hwy is built.
  • Runway and dthr marked with 3 feet yellow cones.
  • Runway and dthr marked with 3 feet yellow cones.
  • Ctlg obstruction exceeds a 45 degrees slp. Approach ratio 1:1 to dthr ovr +30 feet trees, 0 feet dist, 105 feet R.
  • Ctlg obstruction exceeds a 45 degrees slp. Approach ratio 3:1 to dthr ovr +33 feet trees, 130 feet dist, 140 feet R.
  • Deer, large birds, and otr wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
  • Runway 36: +25 feet power line, 650 feet to dthr, 125 feet L/R.
  • No snow removal.

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 5, 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.