Brighton Airport
45G · Brighton, Michigan · Livingston County · map
Brighton Airport is a public-use airport owned by Brighton Arpt Association, 2 miles north of Brighton, Michigan, 973 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 04/22, is 3,105 feet of asphalt.
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What is the airport code for Brighton Airport?
Its FAA code is 45G.
Where is Brighton Airport?
It is 2 miles north of Brighton, Michigan, 973 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Brighton Airport?
Its one runway, 04/22, is 3,105 feet long, asphalt.
Does Brighton Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Brighton Airport?
5 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Sandhill Soaring Club INC and Brighton Flying Club LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Brighton Airport?
11 pilot examiners and 23 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 Brighton Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 45G
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Brighton Arpt Association
- Elevation
- 973 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, irregular hours
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Detroit sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5W
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1947
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 3,105 × 24 ft | Asphalt, fair | Non-standard lights |
- Runway 04: threshold displaced 195 ft, trees 30 ft high 250 ft from the end
- Runway 22: threshold displaced 365 ft, trees 20 ft high 220 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Livingston County/Spencer J Hardy (10 nm west), Oakland County International (17 nm east), Ann Arbor Municipal (21 nm south), Willow Run Airport (23 nm southeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Oakland Southwest Airport (8 nm southeast), Livingston County/Spencer J Hardy (10 nm west), Prices Airport (14 nm north), Oakland County International (17 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
- Estabd bfr 1959.
- Activate rotating beacon - 6 clicks the common traffic frequency.
- Deer, birds, and wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate non-standard medium-intensity runway lights runway 04/22 - 6 clicks the common traffic frequency.
- Non-standard medium-intensity runway lights due to lctn 50 feet from runway edge and threshold confign.
- Pvt road, 100 feet dist; +9 feet pub road, 150 feet dist.
- Non-standard basic due to centerline size and spacing.
- Non-standard basic due to centerline size and spacing.
- +30 feet tree, 250 feet dist, 60 feet R.
- +20 feet tree, 220 feet dist, 0 feet B.
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 Brighton from the FAA register
98 aircraft are registered to owners in Brighton, Michigan: 79 piston singles, 10 gliders, 4 helicopters, 2 piston twins, 2 business jets. 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:
- Sandhill Soaring Club INC 9 aircraft · Brighton Sandhill Soaring Club is a non-profit flying club based at Richmond Field in Gregory, Michigan, dedicated to educating members and the public in glider flying.
- Brighton Flying Club LLC 2 aircraft · Brighton Brighton Flying Club is a flying club based at Brighton Airport (45G) in Livingston County, Michigan.
- US Junior Soaring Association 2 aircraft · Brighton The US Junior Soaring Association is a flying club based in Brighton, Michigan.
- American Eagle Flying Club 2 aircraft · New Hudson, 9 miles away
- V Tail Flyers LLP 1 aircraft · South Lyon, 10 miles away
Repair stations in Brighton:
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
11 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 10 for private pilot, 10 for commercial and instrument, 3 for airline transport pilot, 7 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 9 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 23 aviation medical examiners, 4 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 5 engineering representatives, 1 training center evaluator, 17 aircrew program designees, 1 training center examiner.
- Craig Fortson private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Crosswinds Aviation · Howell, MI (10 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 (10 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 (17 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 (20 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 (20 nm) · (423) 312-4916 · [email protected]
- Amanda Kirsten Roggow private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport · Ann Arbor, MI (21 nm) · (847) 400-4630 · [email protected]
- Clint Edward White private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Solo Aviation - ARB · Ann Arbor, MI (21 nm) · (404) 964-4121 · [email protected]
- Marci Haengel private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Van Buren Township, MI (27 nm) · (734) 262-9292 · [email protected]
All 65 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).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
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, 2 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 Brighton 98 aircraft · 79 piston singles, 10 gliders, 4 helicopters
- Sandhill Soaring Club INC 8 aircraft in town
- Aeronca Aircraft History Museum 7 aircraft in town
- Gmk Aviation LLC 4 aircraft in town
- US Junior Soaring Association 2 aircraft in town
- Sandhill Soaring Club INC 9 aircraft · flying club
- Brighton Flying Club LLC 2 aircraft · flying club
- US Junior Soaring Association 2 aircraft · flying club
- Willair LLC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 9 since 1982 · 2 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/45G.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.