Gaylord Regional
GLR · KGLR · Gaylord, Michigan · Otsego County · map
Gaylord Regional is a public-use airport owned by Otsego County, 1 mile southwest of Gaylord, Michigan, 1,328 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 09/27, is 6,579 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive).
Weather right now KGLR · observed 2:53 pm EDT (18:53 UTC), 62 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 13 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 8,500 feet
- Temperature 63°F (17°C), dew point 42°F (6°C)
- Altimeter 29.94 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KGLR 061853Z AUTO 20013KT 10SM FEW085 17/06 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP145 T01720056
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA GLR · ICAO KGLR
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Otsego County
- Elevation
- 1,328 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- May to October, every day, 7:30 am to 6:00 pm; November to April, every day, 6:30 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Lake Huron sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6W
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1945
Runways 2
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 6,579 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 18/36 | 4,200 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 09: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), tree 58 ft high 2,040 ft from the end
- Runway 27: PAPI, four lights on the left, pole 38 ft high 1,117 ft from the end
- Runway 18: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 36: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Glr and automated weather (ASOS) | 118.375 | |
| Pellston and center (remote transmitter) Low | 134.6 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 989-732-1571.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Gaylord from the FAA register
27 aircraft are registered to owners in Gaylord, Michigan: 15 piston singles, 7 piston twins, 5 turboprops. 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 · 14 since 1982, 5 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 09; runway end identifier lights runway 27, 18, and 36; PAPI runway 09, 27, 18, and 36; high-intensity runway lights runway 09/27; medium-intensity runway lights runway 18/36 - the common traffic frequency.
- Landing fee for turbine, jet, and TWIN-ENG aircraft waived with mnm fuel purchase. Overnight parking fee.
- Overnight parking fee.
- PAPI unusable beyond 8 degreess left and 7 degreess right of centerline.
- Deer and birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Military trg act in the vicinity of airport assocd with R-4201A/B.
- Admin building aces 5-3-2-1.
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.