Cowley Field
96G · Sandusky, Michigan · Sanilac County · map
Cowley Field is a public-use airport, 3 miles south of Sandusky, Michigan, 770 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 09/27, is 2,600 feet of grass.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 96G
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 770 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, irregular hours
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Detroit sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1971
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,600 × 60 ft | Grass, good |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
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Aircraft registered in Sandusky from the FAA register
16 aircraft are registered to owners in Sandusky, Michigan: 9 piston singles, 4 drones, 1 piston twin, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute, 1 helicopter. 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Michigan.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Deer and large birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- 3 feet yellow cones.
- 3 feet yellow cones.
- Pwr poles in close proximity alg taxiway on west end.
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 5, 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.