Dalton Airport
3DA · Flushing, Michigan · Genesee County · map
Dalton Airport is a public-use airport owned by Dalton Airport Association, 2 miles east of Flushing, Michigan, 733 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 18/36, is 2,510 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Dalton Airport?
Its FAA code is 3DA.
Where is Dalton Airport?
It is 2 miles east of Flushing, Michigan, 733 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Dalton Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 18/36, is 2,510 feet long.
Does Dalton Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Dalton Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Are there flight schools at Dalton Airport?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Father John 77 Flying Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Dalton Airport?
5 pilot examiners and 16 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 Dalton Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 3DA
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Dalton Airport Association
- Elevation
- 733 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- IREG, irregular hours
- 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
- 5W
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1946
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 2,510 × 50 ft | Asphalt, fair | Low-intensity lights |
| 09/27 | 1,633 × 130 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 18: threshold displaced 771 ft, tree 43 ft high 200 ft from the end
- Runway 36: threshold displaced 771 ft, trees 62 ft high 200 ft from the end
- Runway 09: tree 60 ft high 400 ft from the end
- Runway 27: threshold displaced 293 ft, road 30 ft high 13 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | · Activate low-intensity runway lights runway 18/36 - the common traffic frequency. |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Bishop International (6 nm southeast), Dupont/Lapeer Airport (23 nm east), Saginaw County/H W Browne (23 nm north), Livingston County/Spencer J Hardy (27 nm south).
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
- Estabd bfr 1959.
- Activate low-intensity runway lights runway 18/36 - the common traffic frequency.
- Fuel available via credit card.
- Closed OCT-MAR.
- 32 feet trees, 131 feet dist; power line and road.
- Runway 36 +70 feet tall trees located 100FT left of centerline, 64-200 feet from runway end.
- Markings faded; runway designation, centerline, and threshold markings remain visible but are in poor condition.
- Markings faded; runway designation, centerline, and threshold markings remain visible but are in poor condition.
- 3 feet yellow cones.
- 3 feet yellow cones.
- Ctlg obstruction exceeds a 45 degrees slp. Approach ratio 20:1 to dthr.
- Controlling obstruction exceeds a 45 degree slope.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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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 Flushing from the FAA register
26 aircraft are registered to owners in Flushing, Michigan: 21 piston singles, 2 helicopters, 1 piston twin, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute, 1 balloon. 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
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Father John 77 Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Flushing
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
5 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 5 for commercial and instrument, 3 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 4 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 16 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 5 engineering representatives, 15 aircrew program designees.
- Craig Fortson private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Crosswinds Aviation · Howell, MI (27 nm) · (954) 931-3037 · [email protected]
- Daniel Stephen Unger private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Crosswinds Aviation · Howell, MI (27 nm) · (586) 675-6030 · [email protected]
- Gerald Leigh Stanley private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · DCT Aviation · Waterford Township, MI (31 nm) · (248) 613-9713 · [email protected]
- Edmond William Verville private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · ATP Flight Training Center · Yipsilanti, MI (48 nm) · (269) 207-5864 · [email protected]
- Mark Richard Handren commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; multi-engine airplanes · Ypsilanti, MI (48 nm) · (423) 312-4916 · [email protected]
All 45 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- 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).
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
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 · 22 since 1982, 3 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 Flushing 26 aircraft · 21 piston singles, 2 helicopters, 1 piston twins
- Greater Flint Pilots Association INC 2 aircraft in town
- Father John 77 Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 22 since 1982 · 3 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 7,221 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/3DA.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 26, 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.