Woodruff Lake Airport
53W · Winn, Michigan · Isabella County · map
Woodruff Lake Airport is a public-use airport owned by Woodruff Lake Airport Association, 4 miles northwest of Winn, Michigan, 938 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 09/27, is 3,700 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Woodruff Lake Airport?
Its FAA code is 53W.
Where is Woodruff Lake Airport?
It is 4 miles northwest of Winn, Michigan, 938 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Woodruff Lake Airport?
Its one runway, 09/27, is 3,700 feet long, grass.
Does Woodruff Lake Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Woodruff Lake Airport?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Mt Pleasant Aero Club LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Woodruff Lake Airport?
6 pilot examiners and 9 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 Woodruff Lake Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 53W
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Woodruff Lake Airport Association
- Elevation
- 938 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
- July 1990
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 3,700 × 105 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 09: threshold displaced 341 ft, road on the approach
- Runway 27: threshold displaced 260 ft, road 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: Mount Pleasant Municipal (11 nm east), Gratiot Community Airport (19 nm southeast), Roben-Hood Airport (25 nm northwest), Greenville Municipal (28 nm southwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Mount Pleasant Municipal (11 nm east), Lakeview/Griffith Field (14 nm southwest), Gratiot Community Airport (19 nm southeast), Clare Municipal (20 nm northeast).
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
- Provided obstructions in runway approach surfaces be lwrd/removed or thresholds displaced and marked to provide mnm 20:1 approach clnc ovr all obstructions.
- Drone (UAS) operates south of runway.
- Closed when snow covd - CK NOTAMs.
- Runway and dthr marked with 3 feet yellow cones.
- Runway and dthr marked with 3 feet yellow cones.
- Approach ratio 7:1 to dthr ovr 50 feet tree, 350 feet dist, 125 feet R.
- Approach ratio 0:1 to dthr ovr 55 feet tree, 0 feet dist, 120 feet R.
- Also 17 feet road, 134 feet dist, 138 feet L/R; 10 feet road, 80 feet dist, 133 feet 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 Winn from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Winn, MI as the owner's town.
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:
- Mt Pleasant Aero Club LLC 1 aircraft · Mount Pleasant, 13 miles away
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
6 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 6 for private pilot, 6 for commercial and instrument, 3 for airline transport pilot, 5 for flight instructor; 6 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes, 4 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 9 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance).
- Mark Schmitt private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, seaplanes · Rockford, MI (34 nm) · (616) 308-3967 · [email protected]
- Dennis Joseph Doren private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes · Sparta, MI (40 nm) · (616) 450-7809 · [email protected]
- 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 (45 nm) · (239) 776-6279 · [email protected]
- David Henry Johnson private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes · Grand Rapids, MI (47 nm) · (616) 481-3485 · [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 · Cadillac Airport (KCAD), Wexford County · Cadillac, MI (47 nm) · (313) 575-4020 · [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 (47 nm) · (231) 878-3316 · [email protected]
All 17 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.
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
- Mt Pleasant Aero Club LLC 1 aircraft · flying club
- 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/53W.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.