Huron County Memorial
BAX · KBAX · Bad Axe, Michigan · Huron County · map
Huron County Memorial is a public-use airport owned by the County of Huron, 1 mile south of Bad Axe, Michigan, 764 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 17/35, is 5,000 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive) and about 20 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 8,442 takeoffs and landings a year. About 4 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Huron County Memorial?
Its FAA code is BAX, and its ICAO code is KBAX.
Where is Huron County Memorial?
It is 1 mile south of Bad Axe, Michigan, 764 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Huron County Memorial?
The longest of its 2 runways, 17/35, is 5,000 feet long.
Does Huron County Memorial have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Huron County Memorial?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Huron County Memorial?
1 aviation medical examiner work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Huron County Memorial…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA BAX · ICAO KBAX
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- County of Huron
- Elevation
- 764 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- Detroit sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5W
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1949
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 5,000 × 75 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
| 04/22 | 3,495 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 17: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 56 ft high 1,349 ft from the end
- Runway 35: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 04: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 300 ft, rr 21 ft high 266 ft from the end
- Runway 22: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 51 ft high 716 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.075 | |
| Bax and aWOS-3P | 118.6 | |
| Freeland and center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.7 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 989-269-4137.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Parking
- tie-downs
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Tuscola Area Airport (28 nm southwest), Saginaw County/H W Browne (43 nm southwest), Oscoda/Wurtsmith Airport (44 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
- Deer and large birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Medium-intensity runway lights runways 04/22 and 17/35 oper DUSK-2130; to incr intst and aft 2130 activate - the common traffic frequency. Activate PAPI runways 4, 17, 22, and 35 and runway end identifier lights runways 17 and 35 - the common traffic frequency.
- Airport unatndd weekends and major holidays.
- Approach slp 20:1 to dthr.
- Admin building aces: press V, then iii and II simul, then I.
- Turbo prop and jet landing fee waived with fuel purchase.
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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 19 |
| jets | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 8,442, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 5,390 |
| general aviation, local | 3,052 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Bad Axe from the FAA register
16 aircraft are registered to owners in Bad Axe, Michigan: 9 piston singles, 2 turboprops, 2 drones, 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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Michigan.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 1 aviation medical examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing).
All 2 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
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 · 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 Bad Axe 16 aircraft · 9 piston singles, 2 turboprops, 2 drones
- Thumb Aviation LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Terra Drone LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Hanson Leasing INC 2 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 1 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 7,223 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/BAX.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 28, 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.