Lake Ann Airway Estates Airport
4M0 · Traverse City, Michigan · Leelanau County · map
Lake Ann Airway Estates Airport is a public-use airport, 12 miles west of Traverse City, Michigan, 820 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 09/27, is 2,537 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Lake Ann Airway Estates Airport?
Its FAA code is 4M0.
Where is Lake Ann Airway Estates Airport?
It is 12 miles west of Traverse City, Michigan, 820 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Lake Ann Airway Estates Airport?
Its one runway, 09/27, is 2,537 feet long, grass.
Does Lake Ann Airway Estates Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Lake Ann Airway Estates Airport?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: Puddle Jumpers Flying Club INC and Frankfort Flying Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Lake Ann Airway Estates Airport?
4 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
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 4M0
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 820 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Green Bay sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1998
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,537 × 100 ft | Grass, fair |
- Runway 09: threshold displaced 1,000 ft, trees on the approach
- Runway 27: trees on the approach
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: Cherry Capital Airport (14 nm east), Manistee County/Blacker (29 nm southwest), Wexford County (33 nm southeast), Antrim County (35 nm northeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Frankfort Dow Memorial Field (13 nm west), Cherry Capital Airport (14 nm east), Manistee County/Blacker (29 nm southwest), Wexford County (33 nm southeast).
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
- See airspace case 95-AGL-642-NRA. also refer to 93-AGL-733-NRA and 91-AGL-628-NRA.
- Ropes not provided.
- Runway and dthr marked with 3 feet yellow cones.
- Runway and dthr marked with 3 feet yellow cones.
- Controlling obstruction exceeds a 45 degrees slope. Runway 09 +8FT fence, dist 0FT, 106FT R, approach slope 0:1 displaced thld.
- Controlling obstruction exceeds a 45 degrees slope. Runway 27 +8FT fence, dist 0FT, 106FT L, approach slope 0:1 displaced thld.
- Runway 27 srndd by +75 feet trees, 600 dist, 125 feet L/R of centerline.
- Airport closed OCT-MAY and when snow covd except for ski equipped aircraft.
- Runway 27 dthr 1337 feet, extds beyond runway midpt.
- Deer, birds, and wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Runway 9 +15FT road, 43FT from runway threshold, 125FT L/R.
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 Traverse City from the FAA register
111 aircraft are registered to owners in Traverse City, Michigan: 83 piston singles, 9 piston twins, 7 turboprops, 4 weight-shift and powered parachutes, 4 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:
- Puddle Jumpers Flying Club INC 2 aircraft · Interlochen, 10 miles away
- Frankfort Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Beulah, 10 miles away West Michigan Flying Club is a flying club based in Norton Shores, Michigan, that owns and operates a fleet of aircraft for members.
Charter operators and airlines based in Traverse City:
- Pentastar Aviation Charter, Inc. 6 aircraft on the certificate Pentastar Aviation Charter, Inc.
Repair stations in Traverse City:
- Evans Avionics, LLC 45 North Aviation is a charter operator and aircraft management company based in Traverse City, Michigan, with additional operations in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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
4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 4 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 4 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 4 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 engineering representative, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Anthony Connaghan private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Cedar, MI (12 nm) · (231) 409-0176 · [email protected]
- Edward Charles Shipman private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes, multi-engine seaplanes · Giving Wings Aviation · Traverse City, MI (14 nm) · (313) 575-4020 · [email protected]
- Todd Armstrong Zrimec private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Traverse City, MI (14 nm) · (231) 218-1454 · [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 (33 nm) · (231) 878-3316 · [email protected]
All 11 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 Traverse City 111 aircraft · 83 piston singles, 9 piston twins, 7 turboprops
- Northwestern Michigan College 21 aircraft in town
- Giving Wings Aviation LLC 4 aircraft in town
- Gas/Wilson INC 4 aircraft in town
- Traverse Air INC 3 aircraft in town
- Pentastar Aviation Charter, Inc. 6 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Puddle Jumpers Flying Club INC 2 aircraft · flying club
- Frankfort Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Evans Avionics, LLC · repair station
- 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/4M0.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.