Engler Field
E53 · Bad Axe, Michigan · Huron County · map
Engler Field is a public-use airport, 4 miles northwest of Bad Axe, Michigan, 725 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 08/26, is 2,523 feet of grass.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA E53
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 725 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, irregular hours
- Repairs
- airframe: minor repairs; engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Detroit sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7W
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1996
Runway
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 2,523 × 65 ft | Grass, fair |
- Runway 08: trees on the approach
- Runway 26: threshold displaced 575 ft, trees on the approach
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
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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, never named. All aircraft registered in Michigan.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- MAN-MADE or natural objects exist WI the asp needed to ensure safety in the takeoff/landing of aircraft.
- Resides on airport premises.
- Runway 07/25 and dthr marked with 3 feet yellow cones.
- Ctlng obstruction exceeds a 45 degrees slp.
- Ctlng obstruction exceeds a 45 degrees slp. Runway 26 approach ratio 0:1 to dthr, + 68 feet tree, 0 feet dist, 80 feet L.
- +8 feet seasonal corn crop west of runway.
- -2 feet ditch 45 feet east of runway.
- Wind turbine farm 2.0 NM west of airport.
- +5 feet gate 40 feet east of runway.
- Deer and large birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
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.