Virgil L Williams Plainwell Municipal
61D · Plainwell, Michigan · Allegan County · map
Virgil L Williams Plainwell Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Plainwell, 2 miles north of Plainwell, Michigan, 722 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 09/27, is 2,650 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
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What is the airport code for Virgil L Williams Plainwell Municipal?
Its FAA code is 61D.
Where is Virgil L Williams Plainwell Municipal?
It is 2 miles north of Plainwell, Michigan, 722 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Virgil L Williams Plainwell Municipal?
The longest of its 2 runways, 09/27, is 2,650 feet long.
Does Virgil L Williams Plainwell Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Virgil L Williams Plainwell Municipal?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Are there flight schools at Virgil L Williams Plainwell Municipal?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: Macatawa Flyers INC and Lake Air Academy LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Virgil L Williams Plainwell Municipal?
7 pilot examiners and 17 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 61D
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Plainwell
- Elevation
- 722 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, irregular hours
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1946
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,650 × 50 ft | Asphalt, poor | Low-intensity lights |
| 01/19 | 2,550 × 100 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 09: threshold displaced 381 ft, road 17 ft high 200 ft from the end
- Runway 27: threshold displaced 395 ft, trees 55 ft high 201 ft from the end
- Runway 01: threshold displaced 400 ft, road 15 ft high 20 ft from the end
- Runway 19: trees 74 ft high 120 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | · Activate low-intensity runway lights runway 09/27 - 5 clicks the common traffic frequency. |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International (15 nm south), Hastings Airport (18 nm northeast), Battle Creek Executive AT Kellogg Field (20 nm southeast), Ottawa Executive (24 nm northwest).
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
- Activate low-intensity runway lights runway 09/27 - 5 clicks the common traffic frequency.
- CK for conditions.
- Self service.
- 4 feet fence, 50 feet dist; 17 feet road, 140 feet dist.
- 6 feet fence, 62 feet dist; 15 feet road, 100 feet dist; 55 feet tree, 155 feet dist.
- Runway and dthr marked with yellow cones.
- Runway and dthr marked with yellow cones.
- Approach slp 19:1 to dthr ovr 60 feet tree, 1150 feet dist, 10 feet L.
- Approach slp 6:1 to dthr ovr 35 feet tree, 240 feet dist, 130 feet R.
- Approach slp 14:1 to dthr ovr 60 feet tree, 854 feet dist, 110 feet R.
- Approach slp 7:1 to dthr ovr 13 feet tree, 100 feet dist, 130 feet R.
- Extensive cracking and raveling.
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 Plainwell from the FAA register
12 aircraft are registered to owners in Plainwell, Michigan: 8 piston singles, 4 balloons. 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.
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:
- Macatawa Flyers INC 1 aircraft · Allegan, 10 miles away Michigan Flyers is a non-profit flying club based at Ann Arbor Airport in Michigan, formed in 1969.
- Lake Air Academy LLC 1 aircraft · Richland, 12 miles away Great Lakes Air Ventures is a flight training school located at Mason Jewett Airport in Mason, Michigan.
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
7 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 7 for private pilot, 7 for commercial and instrument, 3 for airline transport pilot, 6 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 7 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 17 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 1 engineering representative, 1 parachute rigger examiner, 2 administrative pilot examiners.
- 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 (9 nm) · (269) 275-7959 · [email protected]
- Edmond William Verville private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Battle Creek, MI (20 nm) · (269) 207-5864 · [email protected]
- David Henry Johnson private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes · Grand Rapids, MI (25 nm) · (616) 481-3485 · [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 (31 nm) · (239) 776-6279 · [email protected]
- Todd Daniel Haifley private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Three Rivers Municipal Airport · Three Rivers, MI (31 nm) · (269) 720-4772 · [email protected]
- Dennis Joseph Doren private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes · Sparta, MI (40 nm) · (616) 450-7809 · [email protected]
- Mark Schmitt private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, seaplanes · Rockford, MI (40 nm) · (616) 308-3967 · [email protected]
All 34 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 · 13 since 1982, 2 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 Plainwell 12 aircraft · 8 piston singles, 4 balloons
- Macatawa Flyers INC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Lake Air Academy LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 13 since 1982 · 2 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 7,225 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/61D.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 29, 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.