Calkins Field
41C · Wayland, Michigan · Allegan County · map
Calkins Field is a public-use airport owned by Wayland Area Pilots Assn, 1 mile north of Wayland, Michigan, 754 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 09/27, is 1,800 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Calkins Field?
Its FAA code is 41C.
Where is Calkins Field?
It is 1 mile north of Wayland, Michigan, 754 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Calkins Field?
Its one runway, 09/27, is 1,800 feet long, grass.
Does Calkins Field have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Calkins Field?
3 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Hawk Flying Club and Macatawa Flyers INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Calkins Field?
7 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 Calkins Field…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 41C
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Wayland Area Pilots Assn
- Elevation
- 754 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4W
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1948
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 1,800 × 100 ft | Grass, fair |
- Runway 09: threshold displaced 260 ft, trees 69 ft high 1,120 ft from the end
- Runway 27: trees 47 ft high 424 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Parking
- hangars
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Hastings Airport (13 nm east), Gerald R Ford International (13 nm northeast), Ottawa Executive (14 nm northwest), West Michigan Regional (21 nm west).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Padgham Field (12 nm southwest), Virgil L Williams Plainwell Municipal (13 nm south), Hastings Airport (13 nm east), Gerald R Ford International (13 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
- Runway and dthr marked with 3 feet yellow cones.
- 3 feet yellow cones.
- Rough and uneven; soft when wet.
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 Wayland from the FAA register
11 aircraft are registered to owners in Wayland, Michigan: 6 balloons, 5 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
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:
- Hawk Flying Club 1 aircraft · Caledonia, 10 miles away
- Macatawa Flyers INC 1 aircraft · Allegan, 14 miles away Michigan Flyers is a non-profit flying club based at Ann Arbor Airport in Michigan, formed in 1969.
- West Michigan Aviation Academy 7 aircraft · Grand Rapids, 15 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
7 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 7 for private pilot, 7 for commercial and instrument, 3 for airline transport pilot, 6 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 7 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 12 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 1 engineering representative, 1 parachute rigger examiner, 2 administrative pilot examiners.
- Jason Blair private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Allegan Airport · Allegan, MI (12 nm) · (269) 275-7959 · [email protected]
- David Henry Johnson private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes · Grand Rapids, MI (13 nm) · (616) 481-3485 · [email protected]
- 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 (24 nm) · (239) 776-6279 · [email protected]
- Dennis Joseph Doren private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes · Sparta, MI (26 nm) · (616) 450-7809 · [email protected]
- Mark Schmitt private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, seaplanes · Rockford, MI (27 nm) · (616) 308-3967 · [email protected]
- Edmond William Verville private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Battle Creek, MI (29 nm) · (269) 207-5864 · [email protected]
- Todd Daniel Haifley private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Three Rivers Municipal Airport · Three Rivers, MI (44 nm) · (269) 720-4772 · [email protected]
All 29 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.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- 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 · 3 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 Wayland 11 aircraft · 6 balloons, 5 piston singles
- Hawk Flying Club 1 aircraft · flying club
- Macatawa Flyers INC 1 aircraft · flight school
- West Michigan Aviation Academy 7 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 3 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 221 landing places
- Michigan 7,225 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/41C.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.