Para Field
4Y8 · Yale, Michigan · Sanilac County · map
Para Field is a public-use airport, 5 miles nne of Yale, Michigan, 800 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 06/24, is 2,500 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Para Field?
Its FAA code is 4Y8.
Where is Para Field?
It is 5 miles nne of Yale, Michigan, 800 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Para Field?
Its one runway, 06/24, is 2,500 feet long, grass.
Does Para Field have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Para Field?
2 pilot examiners and 11 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 4Y8
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 800 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Detroit sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6W
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1973
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 2,500 × 65 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 06: threshold displaced 476 ft, trees on the approach
- Runway 24: threshold displaced 200 ft, trees on the approach
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this airport.
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: St. Clair County International (20 nm southeast), Dupont/Lapeer Airport (24 nm west), Romeo State Airport (26 nm south), Tuscola Area Airport (34 nm northwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Marlette Township Airport (16 nm northwest), Sandusky City Airport (16 nm north), St. Clair County International (20 nm southeast), Dupont/Lapeer Airport (24 nm west).
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
- MAN-MADE or natural objects exist WI the asp needed to ensure safety in the takeoff/landing of aircraft.
- Opposite runway end not vsb from threshold due to rolling trrn, runway upslp at both ends.
- Closed OCT-MAR and when snow covd.
- Runway and dthr marked with cones.
- Runway and dthr marked with cones.
- Ctlg obstruction exceeds a 45 degrees slp. Approach ratio 0:1 to dthr ovr +29 feet tree, 2 feet dist, 68 feet L.
- Ctlg obstruction exceeds a 45 degrees slp. Approach ratio 4:1 to dthr ovr +45 feet tree, 185 feet dist, 60 feet R.
- Deer and large birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
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 Yale from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Yale, MI as the owner's town.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
2 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 2 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 11 aviation medical examiners, 2 engineering representatives.
- Daniel Stephen Unger private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Saint Clair County Airport · Smiths Creek, MI (17 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 · Oakland - Troy Airport · Troy, MI (44 nm) · (248) 613-9713 · [email protected]
All 15 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.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
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
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- 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/4Y8.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.