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.
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What is the airport code for Engler Field?
Its FAA code is E53.
Where is Engler Field?
It is 4 miles northwest of Bad Axe, Michigan, 725 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Engler Field?
Its one runway, 08/26, is 2,523 feet long, grass.
Does Engler Field have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Engler Field?
1 aviation medical examiner 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 Engler Field…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
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
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Detroit sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7W
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1996
Runway
For understanding the field, 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 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Huron County Memorial (5 nm southeast), Tuscola Area Airport (29 nm southwest), Oscoda/Wurtsmith Airport (39 nm north), Saginaw County/H W Browne (43 nm southwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Huron County Memorial (5 nm southeast), Sebewaing Township Airport (19 nm west), Sandusky City Airport (25 nm south), Tuscola Area Airport (29 nm southwest).
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
- 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.
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 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, 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
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 1 aviation medical examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing).
All 2 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
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 Bad Axe 16 aircraft · 9 piston singles, 2 turboprops, 2 drones
- Thumb Aviation LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Terra Drone LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Hanson Leasing INC 2 aircraft in town
- Accidents and incidents in Michigan 2,103 since 1982 · 226 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 7 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/E53.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.