Shady Lawn Field
4M4 · Bannister, Michigan · Gratiot County · map
Shady Lawn Field is a public-use airport owned by Shady Lawn Farms, 2 miles east of Bannister, Michigan, 683 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 09/27, is 1,865 feet of grass.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 4M4
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Shady Lawn Farms
- Elevation
- 683 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Detroit sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- February 2011
Runway
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 1,865 × 50 ft | Grass, excellent |
- Runway 09: building 30 ft high 162 ft from the end
- Runway 27: trees on the approach
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Bannister from the FAA register
6 aircraft are registered to owners in Bannister, Michigan: 3 piston singles, 2 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Michigan.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Provided any environmental actions are resolved bfr const and comply with nepa.
- Deer and large birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- 3 feet yellow cones.
- 3 feet yellow cones.
- Seasonal crops adjacent to runway.
- Ultralight and agricultural act on and in the vicinity of airport.
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 5, 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.