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.
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What is the airport code for Cain Field?
Its FAA code is 38C.
Where is Cain Field?
It is 2 miles northwest of Stanwood, Michigan, 897 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Cain Field?
Its one runway, 18/36, is 3,472 feet long, grass.
Does Cain Field have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Cain Field?
5 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 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
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4W
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1974
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,472 × 100 ft | Grass, 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 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Roben-Hood Airport (7 nm north), Fremont Municipal (24 nm southwest), Paul C Miller/Sparta Airport (29 nm south), Greenville Municipal (29 nm south).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Roben-Hood Airport (7 nm north), White Cloud Airport (12 nm west), Lakeview/Griffith Field (13 nm southeast), Fremont Municipal (24 nm southwest).
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 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.
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 Stanwood from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Stanwood, MI as the owner's town.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
5 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 5 for private pilot, 5 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 4 for flight instructor; 5 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 3 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 9 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing).
- Mark Schmitt private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, seaplanes · Rockford, MI (28 nm) · (616) 308-3967 · [email protected]
- Dennis Joseph Doren private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes · Sparta, MI (29 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 (41 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 (41 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]
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.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
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
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- 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/38C.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.