Thrall Lake Airport
7MI3 · Vicksburg, Michigan · Kalamazoo County · map
Thrall Lake Airport is a private airport owned by Matthew Thorne, Co-Owner, 1 mile east of Vicksburg, Michigan, 850 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 13/31, is 3,200 feet of grass.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 7MI3
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Owner
- Matthew Thorne, Co-Owner
- Elevation
- 850 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
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3W
- In the FAA's files since
- February 1982
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 3,200 × 80 ft | Grass |
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: Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International (7 nm north), Three Rivers Muni/Dr Haines Airport (10 nm south), Battle Creek Executive AT Kellogg Field (16 nm northeast), Kirsch Municipal (19 nm south).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International (7 nm north), Three Rivers Muni/Dr Haines Airport (10 nm south), Battle Creek Executive AT Kellogg Field (16 nm northeast), Kirsch Municipal (19 nm south).
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.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Vicksburg from the FAA register
22 aircraft are registered to owners in Vicksburg, Michigan: 17 piston singles, 2 piston twins, 1 helicopter, 1 drone, 1 balloon. 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, 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:
- De Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Vicksburg, 1 mile away
- D & S Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Portage, 7 miles away Michigan Flyers is a non-profit flying club based at Ann Arbor Airport in Michigan, formed in 1969.
- Board of Trustees of Western Michigan University 55 aircraft · Kalamazoo, 8 miles away Western Michigan University is a public research university in Kalamazoo, Michigan, with 17,331 students and 265+ academic programs.
- Battle Creek Aero Club INC 1 aircraft · Kalamazoo, 8 miles away
- Kalamazoo Flight Instruction LLC 1 aircraft · Kalamazoo, 8 miles away Kalamazoo Flight Instruction provides flight training from private pilot through CFII level, as well as flight reviews and specialty endorsements.
- Oshtemo Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Kalamazoo, 8 miles away
- Senior Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Kalamazoo, 8 miles away Michigan Flyers is a non-profit flying club based at Ann Arbor Airport in Michigan, formed in 1969.
- Sweet Potato Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · Kalamazoo, 8 miles away
- Yuri Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Kalamazoo, 8 miles away Michigan Flyers is a non-profit flying club based at Ann Arbor Airport in Michigan, formed in 1969.
- Hangar 20 Flying Club LLC 4 aircraft · Climax, 12 miles away
- Three Rivers Aero LLC 4 aircraft · Three Rivers, 12 miles away Three Rivers Aero is a flight school in Three Rivers, Michigan that offers pilot training from discovery flights through advanced ratings including private pilot, instrument, commercial, and certificated flight instructor courses.
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.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 since 1982, 1 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 Vicksburg 22 aircraft · 17 piston singles, 2 piston twins, 1 helicopters
- Lakala Aviation INC 3 aircraft in town
- Hov-Aire INC 2 aircraft in town
- De Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- D & S Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Board of Trustees of Western Michigan University 55 aircraft · university or college with a flight programme
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Michigan 2,107 since 1982 · 230 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 7,226 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/7MI3.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 November 6, 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.