Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International
AZO · KAZO · Kalamazoo, Michigan · Kalamazoo County · map
Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International is a public-use airport owned by Kalamazoo CO, 4 miles sse of Kalamazoo, Michigan, 874 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 17/35, is 6,502 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KAZO · observed 3:53 pm EDT (19:53 UTC), 3 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 12 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 70°F (21°C), dew point 46°F (8°C)
- Altimeter 30.01 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:40 pm EDT (17:40 UTC), good until Wed 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 15,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a few clouds at 11,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KAZO 061953Z 20012KT 10SM CLR 21/08 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP166 T02110078
TAF KAZO 061740Z 0618/0718 21008KT P6SM SCT150 FM070600 20008KT P6SM FEW110 SCT250 WS020/23035KT FM071200 24008KT P6SM SCT250
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA AZO · ICAO KAZO
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Kalamazoo CO
- Elevation
- 874 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 800 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- A control tower with a TRACON · 6:00 am to 11:00 pm
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon see the remarks below
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 3
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 6,502 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 05/23 | 3,438 × 100 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
| 09/27 | 2,800 × 60 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 17: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 76 ft high 2,090 ft from the end
- Runway 35: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), rr 18 ft high 758 ft from the end
- Runway 05: PAPI, four lights on the left, pole 46 ft high 900 ft from the end
- Runway 23: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 53 ft high 1,050 ft from the end
- Runway 09: tree 84 ft high 1,710 ft from the end
- Runway 27: rr 17 ft high 640 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 118.3 | Kalamazoo |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 127.25 | Kalamazoo |
| Clearance delivery | 118.25 | |
| Clearance delivery | 121.75 | Kalamazoo |
| Clearance delivery | 123.95 | |
| Approach and departure · Clearance delivery (secondary) · Terminal radar service When tower closed through chicago the air route traffic control center | 121.2 | Kalamazoo |
| Ground | 121.9 | Kalamazoo |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace | 118.65 | Lansing |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace | 118.8 | Flint |
| Approach (secondary) Departure (secondary) | 119.2 | Kalamazoo |
| Approach and departure · Terminal radar service North | 119.8 | Muskegon |
| Approach and departure | 120.95 | |
| Approach (secondary) Departure (secondary) | 123.8 | Kalamazoo |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace North | 124.6 | Grand Rapids |
| Approach and departure · Terminal radar service | 126.45 | Saginaw |
| Approach and departure | 127.3 | Jackson |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace South | 128.4 | Grand Rapids |
| Approach and departure · Approach (secondary) Departure (secondary) · Class C (secondary) | 128.55 | Flint |
| Approach and departure · Terminal radar service South | 133.825 | Muskegon |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Kalamazoo |
| Goshen and center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.55 | Kalamazoo |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 269-459-3391.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Kalamazoo from the FAA register
119 aircraft are registered to owners in Kalamazoo, Michigan: 100 piston singles, 5 piston twins, 5 business jets, 3 helicopters, 3 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.
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 · 15 since 1982, 3 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- ATC-CTL
- Migratory water fowl roosting area 5500 feet approach end runway 35. Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- When the control tower closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 35; runway end identifier lights runway 17, 05, and 23; high-intensity runway lights runway 17/35; medium-intensity runway lights runway 05/23 and 09/27 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 17, 35, 05, and 23 operates continuously.
- General aviation landing fee for aircraft with maximum landing WT 8000 LB or gtr.
- Runway 05/23 not available for part 121/PART 380 operations with schedule passenger carrying operations more than 9 passenger seats and unscheduled passenger carrying operations more than 30 passenger seats. No part 121/PART 380 operations except for tax.
- Runway 09/27 not available for part 121/PART 380 operations with schedule passenger carrying operations more than 9 passenger seats and unscheduled passenger carrying operations more than 30 passenger seats.
- Taxiways F and G east of runway 17/35 rstrd aircraft less than 12500 pounds.
- Runway 09 and runway 05 approach ends are closely aligned. Verify correct runway and compass heading prior to departure.
- 11C spb located 3.6 NM south. Aircraft operating at 11C will annc intns on azo the common traffic frequency.
- Prior permission required for unscheduled air carrier operations gtr than 175,000 LB maximum tog.
- Ficons unmon NOV-APR 12:00 am to 3:00 am and MAY-OCT 12:00 am to 4:00 am.
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.