Mancelona Municipal
D90 · Mancelona, Michigan · Antrim County · map
Mancelona Municipal is a public-use airport, 2 miles north of Mancelona, Michigan, 1,133 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 18/36, is 3,400 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Mancelona Municipal?
Its FAA code is D90.
Where is Mancelona Municipal?
It is 2 miles north of Mancelona, Michigan, 1,133 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Mancelona Municipal?
The longest of its 2 runways, 18/36, is 3,400 feet long.
Does Mancelona Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Mancelona Municipal?
4 pilot examiners and 5 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 Mancelona Municipal…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA D90
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 1,133 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Green Bay sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5W
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1948
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,400 × 140 ft | Grass, good | |
| 10/28 | 2,050 × 120 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 18: tree 68 ft high 935 ft from the end
- Runway 10: threshold displaced 830 ft, trees 68 ft high 185 ft from the end
- Runway 28: threshold displaced 200 ft, road 16 ft high 90 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Antrim County (7 nm northwest), Gaylord Regional (16 nm east), Grayling Army Airfield (21 nm southeast), Cherry Capital Airport (24 nm southwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Antrim County (7 nm northwest), Gaylord Regional (16 nm east), Boyne Mountain Airport (16 nm northeast), Boyne City Municipal (17 nm north).
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
- Estabd bfr 1959.
- Pilots must sup ropes.
- Runway and dthr marked with 3 feet yellow cones.
- 3 feet yellow cones.
- Runway and dthr marked with 3 feet yellow cones.
- 3 feet yellow cones.
- Approach slp 0:1 to dthr ovr 20 feet trees, 0 feet dist, 125 feet R.
- Approach slp 6:1 to dthr ovr 68 feet tree, 450 feet dist, 125 feet L.
- Airport closed NOV-APR 15 and when snow covd except for ski equipped aircraft; runways not plwd.
- Deer, birds, and wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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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 Mancelona from the FAA register
11 aircraft are registered to owners in Mancelona, Michigan: 10 piston singles, 1 balloon. 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.
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: 5 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 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 · Giving Wings Aviation · Traverse City, MI (24 nm) · (313) 575-4020 · [email protected]
- Todd Armstrong Zrimec private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Traverse City, MI (24 nm) · (231) 218-1454 · [email protected]
- Anthony Connaghan private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Cedar, MI (30 nm) · (231) 409-0176 · [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 (42 nm) · (231) 878-3316 · [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).
- 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
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Mancelona 11 aircraft · 10 piston singles, 1 balloons
- 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/D90.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.