Van Wagnen Airport
6H4 · Napoleon, Michigan · Jackson County · map
Van Wagnen Airport is a public-use airport, 5 miles west of Napoleon, Michigan, 988 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 09/27, is 2,105 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Van Wagnen Airport?
Its FAA code is 6H4.
Where is Van Wagnen Airport?
It is 5 miles west of Napoleon, Michigan, 988 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Van Wagnen Airport?
Its one runway, 09/27, is 2,105 feet long, grass.
Does Van Wagnen Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Van Wagnen Airport?
10 pilot examiners and 18 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 6H4
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 988 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- around the clock
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Detroit sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4W
- In the FAA's files since
- February 1987
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,105 × 55 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 09: trees 50 ft high 595 ft from the end
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: Jackson County/Reynolds Field (8 nm northwest), Hillsdale Municipal (18 nm southwest), Lenawee County (21 nm southeast), Ann Arbor Municipal (26 nm east).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Jackson County/Reynolds Field (8 nm northwest), Rossettie Airport (14 nm east), Hillsdale Municipal (18 nm southwest), AL Meyers Airport (19 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
- Provided area 125 feet either side of rcl and 200 feet off runway ends clear of obstructions in runway approach slp surface; obstructions removed/lwrd or threshold displaced and marked to provide mnm 20:1 approach clnc ovr obstructions; area 60 feet either side of rcl and 240 feet off runway ends comply with AC 150/5300-13 para 305.
- Seasonal 8 feet crops in runway 27 approach.
- Yellow tires.
- Yellow tires.
- Large birds and deer on and in the vicinity of airport.
- 4 feet elec box, 50 feet north of rcl, 610 feet east of runway 09 threshold.
- +300 feet taxiway to runway 09 threshold, marked with 2 outboard yellow tires each side.
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 Napoleon from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Napoleon, MI as the owner's town.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
10 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 9 for private pilot, 9 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 6 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 8 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 18 aviation medical examiners, 7 mechanic examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 5 engineering representatives, 1 training center evaluator, 17 aircrew program designees, 1 training center examiner, 2 administrative pilot examiners.
- Clint Edward White private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Solo Aviation - JXN · Jackson, MI (8 nm) · (404) 964-4121 · [email protected]
- Kerry Michael Brown private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Adrian, MI (21 nm) · (734) 657-6570 · [email protected]
- Amanda Kirsten Roggow private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport · Ann Arbor, MI (26 nm) · (847) 400-4630 · [email protected]
- Craig Fortson private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Crosswinds Aviation · Howell, MI (32 nm) · (954) 931-3037 · [email protected]
- Daniel Stephen Unger private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Crosswinds Aviation · Howell, MI (32 nm) · (586) 675-6030 · [email protected]
- Edmond William Verville private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · ATP Flight Training Center · Yipsilanti, MI (34 nm) · (269) 207-5864 · [email protected]
- Mark Richard Handren commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; multi-engine airplanes · Ypsilanti, MI (34 nm) · (423) 312-4916 · [email protected]
- Spencer Norris private pilot, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; helicopters · Toledo Suburban Airport · Ottawa Lake, MI (36 nm) · (419) 367-0411 · [email protected]
All 65 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- 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.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- 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
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 7,224 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/6H4.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 30, 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.