Battle Creek Executive AT Kellogg Field
BTL · KBTL · Battle Creek, Michigan · Calhoun County · map
Battle Creek Executive AT Kellogg Field is a public-use airport owned by the City of Battle Creek, 3 miles west of Battle Creek, Michigan, 952 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 05L/23R, is 10,004 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive).
Weather right now KBTL · observed 3:53 pm EDT (19:53 UTC), 43 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south (190°) at 12 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 69°F (21°C), dew point 46°F (8°C)
- Altimeter 30.02 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 southwest at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 9,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 9 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 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KBTL 061953Z 19012KT 10SM CLR 21/08 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP166 T02060078
TAF KBTL 061740Z 0618/0718 22012KT P6SM SCT090 FM070600 21009KT P6SM FEW110 SCT250 WS020/23035KT FM071200 24009KT 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 BTL · ICAO KBTL
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Battle Creek
- Elevation
- 952 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 7:00 am to 11:00 pm
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05L/23R | 10,004 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 13/31 | 4,837 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 05R/23L | 4,100 × 75 ft | Asphalt, poor | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 05L: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 102 ft high 3,231 ft from the end
- Runway 23R: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), tree 44 ft high 1,052 ft from the end
- Runway 13: PAPI, four lights on the left, pole 17 ft high 474 ft from the end
- Runway 31: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 34 ft high 675 ft from the end
- Runway 05R: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 49 ft high 1,276 ft from the end
- Runway 23L: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 74 ft high 1,836 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 126.825 | Battle Creek |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 128.325 | Battle Creek |
| Ground | 121.7 | Battle Creek |
| Approach and departure | 121.2 | Battle Creek |
| Goshen and center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.55 | Battle Creek |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 269-964-0283.
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Aircraft registered in Battle Creek from the FAA register
104 aircraft are registered to owners in Battle Creek, Michigan: 58 piston singles, 24 balloons, 11 piston twins, 5 weight-shift and powered parachutes, 4 drones. 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 · 16 since 1982, 2 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
- Deer and large birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- When the control tower closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 23R; runway end identifier lights runway 05L, 05R, 23L, 13, and 31; PAPI runway 05L, 23R, 05R, 23L, 13, and 31; high-intensity runway lights runway 05L/23R; medium-intensity runway lights runway 05R/23L and 13/31 - the common traffic frequency.
- Right traffic when tower closed.
- Right traffic when tower closed.
- Extensive cracking and vegetation.
- Taxiway F rstrd to dod/military use only.
- Military: ang: bash levels as defined in afi 91-202.
- Military: ang: apn/taxiway usable only O/R, otrw closed - coord with 110TH wing safety at C269-969-3438.
- Extensive pilot trg WI 25 NM of airport.
- Airport ficon mntd weekdays 7:00 am to 3:30 pm; not mntd all otr times.
- Snow removal operations inpr drg winter months; eqpt operators mnt the common traffic frequency when the control tower closed.
- Mowing operations inpr MAR-OCT.
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.