James Clements Municipal
3CM · Bay City, Michigan · Bay County · map
James Clements Municipal is a public-use airport owned by Bay City, 3 miles south of Bay City, Michigan, 585 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 18/36, is 3,798 feet of asphalt. It has 3 water landing areas. It has fuel (100LL avgas) and about 44 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 14,010 takeoffs and landings a year.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for James Clements Municipal?
Its FAA code is 3CM.
Where is James Clements Municipal?
It is 3 miles south of Bay City, Michigan, 585 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at James Clements Municipal?
The longest of its 2 runways, 18/36, is 3,798 feet long.
Does James Clements Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at James Clements Municipal?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Are there flight schools at James Clements Municipal?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: Fly By Knights Aero Club INC and Gra Flying Club LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to James Clements Municipal?
3 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for James Clements Municipal…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 3CM
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Bay City
- Elevation
- 585 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to dusk
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Detroit sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 5
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,798 × 75 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
| 09W/27W | 3,500 × 500 ft | Water, excellent | |
| 18W/36W | 3,500 × 500 ft | Water, excellent | |
| 13W/31W | 2,600 × 400 ft | Water, excellent | |
| 05/23 | 2,599 × 75 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 18: PAPI, four lights on the left, brush 2 ft high 200 ft from the end
- Runway 36: PAPI, four lights on the left, gnd 8 ft high 200 ft from the end
- Runway 05: threshold displaced 226 ft
- Runway 23: threshold displaced 159 ft, road 19 ft high 231 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.725 | |
| Approach and departure | 120.95 | |
| Freeland and center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.7 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Saginaw County/H W Browne (7 nm south), Mbs International (8 nm west), Jack Barstow Airport (17 nm northwest), Tuscola Area Airport (20 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
- Not in compliance with far 157; spb estabd bfr 1959.
- Occasional seaplane, agricultural, aerobatic, and ultralight act on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate PAPI runway 18 and 36; medium-intensity runway lights runway 18/36 and 05/23 - the common traffic frequency.
- +4 feet dike, 85 feet dist.
- +15 feet brush, 0 feet dist, 250 feet L.
- Approach ratio 20:1 at dthr.
- Ctlng obstruction exceeds 45 degrees slp.
- Approach ratio 20:1 at dthr.
- Ctlng obstruction exceeds 45 degrees slp.
- Ship buoys in river channel.
- Deer, large birds, and bald eagle act on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Runway 05 and 36 occasional +100 feet ships xng approach surfaces durg nav seasons 600-800 feet from threshold.
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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 41 |
| multi-engine | 2 |
| helicopters | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 14,010, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 1,000 |
| general aviation, local | 13,000 |
| military | 10 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Bay City from the FAA register
51 aircraft are registered to owners in Bay City, Michigan: 40 piston singles, 5 piston twins, 2 helicopters, 2 business jets, 1 turboprop. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Michigan.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Fuel and service companies in Bay City, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Fly By Knights Aero Club INC 1 aircraft · Bay City
- Gra Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · Bay City
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 3 aviation medical examiners, 1 engineering representative.
All 4 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
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 · 9 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 Bay City 51 aircraft · 40 piston singles, 5 piston twins, 2 helicopters
- A-Z Aviation LLC 7 aircraft in town
- Mbw Aviation LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Magafly LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Martin Aviation Services LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Fly By Knights Aero Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Gra Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · flying club
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 9 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/3CM.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.