Forest Hill Airport
3F5 · Westphalia, Michigan · Clinton County · map
Forest Hill Airport is a public-use airport, 6 miles ese of Westphalia, Michigan, 772 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 09/27, is 2,070 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Forest Hill Airport?
Its FAA code is 3F5.
Where is Forest Hill Airport?
It is 6 miles ese of Westphalia, Michigan, 772 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Forest Hill Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 09/27, is 2,070 feet long.
Does Forest Hill Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Forest Hill Airport?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Olds Forge Flyers INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Forest Hill Airport?
8 pilot examiners and 12 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 Forest Hill Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 3F5
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 772 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Detroit sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1994
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,070 × 80 ft | Grass, good | |
| 18/36 | 1,520 × 80 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 09: threshold displaced 200 ft, tree 77 ft high 1,284 ft from the end
- Runway 18: threshold displaced 185 ft, road 15 ft high 50 ft from the end
- Runway 36: tree 31 ft high 461 ft from the end
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: Capital Region International (9 nm southeast), Gratiot Community Airport (25 nm north), Greenville Municipal (29 nm northwest), Hastings Airport (33 nm southwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Abrams Municipal (9 nm south), Capital Region International (9 nm southeast), Ionia County (17 nm west), Fitch H Beach Airport (21 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
- Provided obstruction removed/lwrd or threshold displaced to provide clear 20:1 slp; 125 feet either side of centerline and 200 feet either end be clear.
- Runway and dthr marked with 3 feet yellow cones.
- Runway and dthr marked with 3 feet yellow cones.
- 3 feet yellow cones.
- 3 feet yellow cones.
- Approach ratio 20:1 to dthr.
- Approach ratio 20:1 to dthr ovr +30 feet power line, 791 feet dist, 125 feet L/R.
- Deer and birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
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 Westphalia from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Westphalia, MI as the owner's town.
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:
- Olds Forge Flyers INC 2 aircraft · Lansing, 10 miles away Olds Forge Flyers is a member-owned flying club based at Capital Region International Airport in Lansing, Michigan.
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
8 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 8 for private pilot, 8 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 5 for flight instructor; 8 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 12 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 4 engineering representatives, 2 administrative pilot examiners.
- 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 (21 nm) · (239) 776-6279 · [email protected]
- Craig Fortson private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Crosswinds Aviation · Howell, MI (35 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 (35 nm) · (586) 675-6030 · [email protected]
- David Henry Johnson private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes · Grand Rapids, MI (37 nm) · (616) 481-3485 · [email protected]
- Mark Schmitt private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, seaplanes · Rockford, MI (39 nm) · (616) 308-3967 · [email protected]
- Clint Edward White private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Solo Aviation - JXN · Jackson, MI (40 nm) · (404) 964-4121 · [email protected]
- Edmond William Verville private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Battle Creek, MI (44 nm) · (269) 207-5864 · [email protected]
- Dennis Joseph Doren private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes · Sparta, MI (46 nm) · (616) 450-7809 · [email protected]
All 32 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.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
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 · 1 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
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Michigan 2,103 since 1982 · 226 in the last ten years
- Olds Forge Flyers INC 2 aircraft · flight school
- 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/3F5.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.