Wexford County
CAD · KCAD · Cadillac, Michigan · Wexford County · map
Wexford County is a public-use airport owned by Wexford CO Arpt Auth, 2 miles nnw of Cadillac, Michigan, 1,306 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 07/25, is 5,001 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 54 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 8,150 takeoffs and landings a year.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Wexford County?
Its FAA code is CAD, and its ICAO code is KCAD.
Where is Wexford County?
It is 2 miles nnw of Cadillac, Michigan, 1,306 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Wexford County?
The longest of its 2 runways, 07/25, is 5,001 feet long.
Does Wexford County have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Wexford County?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Wexford County?
4 pilot examiners and 4 aviation medical examiners 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 Wexford County…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA CAD · ICAO KCAD
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Wexford CO Arpt Auth
- Elevation
- 1,306 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm; May to September, Saturday, 8:00 am to 12:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Green Bay sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1942
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 5,001 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 18/36 | 1,986 × 150 ft | Grass, fair |
- Runway 07: ILS with DME, VASI, four boxes on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with flashers (MALSF), tree 42 ft high 901 ft from the end
- Runway 25: PAPI, four lights on the left, pole 37 ft high 1,372 ft from the end
- Runway 36: tree 51 ft high 1,153 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Cad and aWOS-3P | 128.325 | |
| Traverse City Center (remote transmitter) Low | 132.9 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 231-779-9536.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- gliders, flight instruction, glider towing
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Cherry Capital Airport (29 nm north), Roben-Hood Airport (33 nm south), Manistee County/Blacker (36 nm west).
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
- Activate malsf runway 07; runway end identifier lights runway 07 and 25; VASI runway 07; PAPI runway 25; high-intensity runway lights runway 07/25 - the common traffic frequency.
- Landing fee for commercial operations waived with mnm fuel purchase.
- Available H24 self service.
- Closed DEC-MAR and when snow covd except for ski equipped aircraft.
- 3 feet yellow cones.
- 3 feet yellow cones.
- Deer and large birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Admin building east door aces 5-3-2-1.
- Glider and ultralight act on and in the vicinity of airport APR-OCT.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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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 | 43 |
| multi-engine | 3 |
| helicopters | 1 |
| other | 7 |
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 8,150, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 100 |
| general aviation, travelling | 4,000 |
| general aviation, local | 4,000 |
| military | 50 |
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 Cadillac from the FAA register
21 aircraft are registered to owners in Cadillac, Michigan: 18 piston singles, 2 piston twins, 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.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Fuel and service companies in Cadillac, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
- Cadillac Aircraft Services INC Cadillac Aircraft Services is a repair and maintenance facility in Cadillac, Michigan that services propeller-driven aircraft including Cessna, Piper, Mooney, Maule, and gliders.
Charter operators and airlines based in Cadillac:
- Northwoods Aviation 3 aircraft on the certificate
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.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 4 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 4 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 4 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 engineering representative, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Edward Charles Shipman private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes, multi-engine seaplanes · Cadillac Airport (KCAD), Wexford County · Cadillac, MI (0 nm) · (313) 575-4020 · [email protected]
- Kevin Paul Spaulding private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Wexford County Airport Te · Cadillac, MI (0 nm) · (231) 878-3316 · [email protected]
- Todd Armstrong Zrimec private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Traverse City, MI (29 nm) · (231) 218-1454 · [email protected]
- Anthony Connaghan private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Cedar, MI (39 nm) · (231) 409-0176 · [email protected]
All 12 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
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 · 8 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 Cadillac 21 aircraft · 18 piston singles, 2 piston twins, 1 helicopters
- Missaukee Aircraft Leasing LLC 4 aircraft in town
- Northwoods Aviation INC 2 aircraft in town
- Cadillac Aircraft Services INC 2 aircraft in town
- Cadillac Aircraft Services INC 2 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Northwoods Aviation 3 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 8 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 221 landing places
- Michigan 7,225 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/CAD.json.
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 27, 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.