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) and about 25 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 10,000 takeoffs and landings a year. About 11 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Gaylord Regional?
Its FAA code is GLR, and its ICAO code is KGLR.
Where is Gaylord Regional?
It is 1 mile southwest of Gaylord, Michigan, 1,328 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Gaylord Regional?
The longest of its 2 runways, 09/27, is 6,579 feet long.
Does Gaylord Regional have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Gaylord Regional?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive.
Where can you fly nonstop from Gaylord Regional?
Airline flights go to 4 airports, the busiest of them Gerald R Ford International, Alpena County Regional, Chippewa County International, Teterboro. Every route
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Gaylord Regional?
3 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
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
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 and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- Lake Huron sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6W
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1945
Runways 2
For understanding the field, 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.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- air ambulance, cargo handling, charter flights
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Grayling Army Airfield (20 nm south), Antrim County (21 nm west), Harbor Springs Airport (26 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
- 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.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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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.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 16 departures from GLR in those twelve months, carrying 0 passengers in 8 seats (0% filled), to 4 destinations on 2 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaylord Regional → Gerald R Ford International GLR–GRR | 10 | 0 | Federal Express Corporation |
| Gaylord Regional → Alpena County Regional GLR–APN | 4 | 0 | Federal Express Corporation |
| Gaylord Regional → Chippewa County International GLR–CIU | 1 | 0 | Federal Express Corporation |
| Gaylord Regional → Teterboro GLR–TEB | 1 | 0 | CFM Inc d/b/a Contour... |
All 4 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 16 |
| multi-engine | 7 |
| jets | 1 |
| helicopters | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 10,000, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 8,000 |
| general aviation, local | 2,000 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
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, 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
Fuel and service companies in Gaylord, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
Charter operators and airlines based in Gaylord:
- North Country Aviation, Inc. 3 aircraft on the certificate North Country Aviation, Inc.
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
3 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 3 for private pilot, 3 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 3 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 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 (41 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 (41 nm) · (231) 218-1454 · [email protected]
- Anthony Connaghan private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Cedar, MI (46 nm) · (231) 409-0176 · [email protected]
All 11 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 · 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. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Gaylord 27 aircraft · 15 piston singles, 7 piston twins, 5 turboprops
- Ascension Aviation LLC 5 aircraft in town
- Gaylord Hangars LLC 3 aircraft in town
- North Country Aviation INC 2 aircraft in town
- Eagle Leasing INC 2 aircraft in town
- Gaylord Hangars LLC 4 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- North Country Aviation, Inc. 3 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Gerald R Ford International (GRR) 10 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation
- Alpena County Regional (APN) 4 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation
- Chippewa County International (CIU) 1 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation
- Teterboro (TEB) 1 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 14 since 1982 · 5 fatal
- 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 221 landing places
- Michigan 7,225 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/GLR.json.
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 27, 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.