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Lake Isabella/Cal Brewer Memorial

D15 · Lake Isabella, Michigan · Isabella County · map

Lake Isabella/Cal Brewer Memorial is a public-use airport owned by the Village of Lake Isabella, 1 mile east of Lake Isabella, Michigan, 886 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 11/29, is 2,582 feet of asphalt.

Quick answers answers refresh every morning

What is the airport code for Lake Isabella/Cal Brewer Memorial?

Its FAA code is D15.

Where is Lake Isabella/Cal Brewer Memorial?

It is 1 mile east of Lake Isabella, Michigan, 886 feet above sea level.

How long is the runway at Lake Isabella/Cal Brewer Memorial?

Its one runway, 11/29, is 2,582 feet long, asphalt.

Does Lake Isabella/Cal Brewer Memorial have a control tower?

No, it has no control tower.

Are there flight schools at Lake Isabella/Cal Brewer Memorial?

One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Mt Pleasant Aero Club LLC. Compare them

Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Lake Isabella/Cal Brewer Memorial?

4 pilot examiners and 6 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 Lake Isabella/Cal Brewer Memorial…

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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks

The airport

Codes
FAA D15
Kind
Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
Owner
Village of Lake Isabella
Elevation
886 feet above sea level
Control tower
No control tower
Attended
unattended
Lights
runway lights sunset to sunrise
Fuel and services
no fuel reported; the services card below
On the chart
Detroit sectional
Magnetic variation
5W
In the FAA's files since
December 1970

This airport's record at the FAA

Runway

1129N1,000 ft
Runways drawn to scale from the FAA's positions, north up.

For understanding the field, not for navigation.

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLights
11/292,582 × 50 ftAsphalt, goodLow-intensity lights
  • Runway 11: threshold displaced 1,089 ft, tree 56 ft high 205 ft from the end
  • Runway 29: threshold displaced 717 ft, trees 54 ft high 201 ft from the end

Radio frequencies

Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM122.8

Fuel and services as reported to the FAA

The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this airport.

Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Mount Pleasant Municipal (11 nm east), Gratiot Community Airport (23 nm southeast), Roben-Hood Airport (23 nm west), Gladwin Zettel Memorial (29 nm northeast).

Nearest fields reporting avgas: Mount Pleasant Municipal (11 nm east), Clare Municipal (15 nm northeast), Lakeview/Griffith Field (17 nm southwest), Gratiot Community Airport (23 nm southeast).

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

  • Non-standard low-intensity runway lights due to non FAA apvd fixtures; located 53 feet north and 34 feet south of runway edge.
  • 17 feet road, 0-90 feet dist; +20 feet building, 144 feet dist, 105 feet R; +20 feet building, 177 feet dist, 120 feet L; +55 feet tree, 40-80 feet dist, 117 feet L.
  • 15 feet road, 36-83 feet dist; +54 feet brush and trees, 40 feet dist; +3 transformer box, 26 feet dist, 107 feet L.
  • Controlling obstruction exceeds a 45 degrees slope. Approach ratio 14:1 to dthr, +92 tree, 1364 dist, 105 feet L.
  • Controlling obstruction exceeds a 45 degrees slope. Approach ratio 15:1 based on strait out to dthr ovr 63 feet trees, 988 feet dist, 0-125FT L/R.

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.

Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby

Aircraft registered in Lake Isabella from the FAA register

3 aircraft are registered to owners in Lake Isabella, Michigan: 3 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.

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

Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:

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, 3 for flight instructor; 4 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 3 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 6 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance).

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.

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 · 1 since 1982, 0 fatal

2005-05-21CHI05LA121 · Cessna 150M N66427 · accident · serious injuries

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.

Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register

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The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/D15.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 29, 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.