Roscommon Conservation Airport
3RC · Roscommon, Michigan · Roscommon County · map
Roscommon Conservation Airport is a public-use airport owned by Mi Dept of Natural Resources, 2 miles southeast of Roscommon, Michigan, 1,157 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 10/28, is 3,552 feet of asphalt.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Roscommon Conservation Airport?
Its FAA code is 3RC.
Where is Roscommon Conservation Airport?
It is 2 miles southeast of Roscommon, Michigan, 1,157 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Roscommon Conservation Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 10/28, is 3,552 feet long.
Does Roscommon Conservation Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Roscommon Conservation Airport?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Whizbang Flyers LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Roscommon Conservation Airport?
3 pilot examiners and 4 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 Roscommon Conservation Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 3RC
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Mi Dept of Natural Resources
- Elevation
- 1,157 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Lake Huron sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5W
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1942
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 3,552 × 75 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Low-intensity lights |
| 01/19 | 2,500 × 100 ft | Grass, fair |
- Runway 10: threshold displaced 150 ft, road 15 ft high 200 ft from the end
- Runway 28: tree 33 ft high 522 ft from the end
- Runway 01: threshold displaced 770 ft, trees 61 ft high 400 ft from the end
- Runway 19: threshold displaced 100 ft, brush on the approach
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | · Activate low-intensity runway lights runway 10/28 - the common traffic frequency. |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Grayling Army Airfield (14 nm northwest), West Branch Community Airport (21 nm southeast), Gladwin Zettel Memorial (30 nm south), Gaylord Regional (33 nm north).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Roscommon County/Blodgett Memorial (8 nm southwest), Grayling Army Airfield (14 nm northwest), West Branch Community Airport (21 nm southeast), Oscoda County/Dennis Kauffman Memorial (22 nm northeast).
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
- Activate low-intensity runway lights runway 10/28 - the common traffic frequency.
- Extn 2722053.
- Closed NOV-APR and when snow covd.
- 15 feet road, 145 feet dist; 25 feet trees, 178 feet dist; 4 feet fence, 85 feet dist.
- 3 feet yellow cones.
- 3 feet yellow cones.
- Runway 01 +10FT tree, dist 89FT, 25FT L, approach slope 8:1 displaced thld.
- Controlling obstruction exceeds a 45 degrees slope. Runway 10 +20FT tree, dist 286FT, 105FT L, approach slope 14:1 displaced thld.
- Controlling obstruction exceeds a 45 degrees slope. Runway 19 +30FT tree, dist 0FT, 123FT R, approach slope 0:1 displaced thld.
- Surface rough with patches of gravel.
- Deer, birds and wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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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 Roscommon from the FAA register
39 aircraft are registered to owners in Roscommon, Michigan: 21 piston singles, 17 drones, 1 piston twin. 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:
- Whizbang Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Houghton Lake, 9 miles away
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
3 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 3 for private pilot, 3 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor; 3 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 4 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 engineering representative, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- 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 (39 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 (39 nm) · (231) 878-3316 · [email protected]
- Todd Armstrong Zrimec private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Traverse City, MI (46 nm) · (231) 218-1454 · [email protected]
All 10 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).
- 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
- Aircraft registered in Roscommon 39 aircraft · 21 piston singles, 17 drones, 1 piston twins
- State of Michigan 12 aircraft in town
- Michigan Dept of Natural Resources 5 aircraft in town
- Michigan Department of Natural Resources 4 aircraft in town
- State of Michigan Department of Natural Resources 3 aircraft in town
- Whizbang Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- 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
- 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/3RC.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.