Wend Valley Airport
49G · Charlotte, Michigan · Eaton County · map
Wend Valley Airport is a public-use airport, 3 miles wnw of Charlotte, Michigan, 859 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 1,800 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Wend Valley Airport?
Its FAA code is 49G.
Where is Wend Valley Airport?
It is 3 miles wnw of Charlotte, Michigan, 859 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Wend Valley Airport?
Its one runway, 18/36, is 1,800 feet long, grass.
Does Wend Valley Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Wend Valley Airport?
10 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
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 49G
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 859 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, irregular hours
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Detroit sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4W
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1972
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 1,800 × 100 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 18: threshold displaced 600 ft, brush on the approach
- Runway 36: crops 8 ft high 58 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 (19 nm northeast), Hastings Airport (20 nm west), Battle Creek Executive AT Kellogg Field (22 nm southwest), Jackson County/Reynolds Field (27 nm southeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Fitch H Beach Airport (4 nm east), Abrams Municipal (14 nm northeast), Capital Region International (19 nm northeast), Brooks Field (20 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
- Runway and dthr marked with 3 feet yellow cones.
- 3 feet yellow cones.
- Ctlg obstruction exceeds a 45 degrees slp. Approach slp 17:1 to dthr ovr +93 feet trees, 1588 feet dist, 0 feet B.
- Airport closed DEC-MAR and when SN covd.
- Deer, birds, and wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Seasonal crops located on both sides of runway 18/36.
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 Charlotte from the FAA register
26 aircraft are registered to owners in Charlotte, Michigan: 21 piston singles, 2 drones, 1 helicopter, 1 glider, 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.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Michigan.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
10 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, 1 for sport pilot; 10 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 12 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 3 engineering representatives, 1 parachute rigger examiner, 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 (17 nm) · (239) 776-6279 · [email protected]
- Edmond William Verville private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Battle Creek, MI (22 nm) · (269) 207-5864 · [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 (27 nm) · (404) 964-4121 · [email protected]
- David Henry Johnson private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes · Grand Rapids, MI (33 nm) · (616) 481-3485 · [email protected]
- Craig Fortson private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Crosswinds Aviation · Howell, MI (41 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 (41 nm) · (586) 675-6030 · [email protected]
- 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 (41 nm) · (269) 275-7959 · [email protected]
- Mark Schmitt private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, seaplanes · Rockford, MI (42 nm) · (616) 308-3967 · [email protected]
All 33 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 · 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 Charlotte 26 aircraft · 21 piston singles, 2 drones, 1 helicopters
- 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 221 landing places
- Michigan 7,225 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/49G.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.