Jack Barstow Airport
IKW · KIKW · Midland, Michigan · Midland County · map
Jack Barstow Airport is a public-use airport owned by the City of Midland, 3 miles northwest of Midland, Michigan, 635 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 06/24, is 3,801 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive).
Weather right now KIKW · observed 5:55 pm EDT (21:55 UTC), 13 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 9 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 70°F (21°C), dew point 45°F (7°C)
- Altimeter 29.92 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 KIKW 062155Z AUTO 20009KT 10SM CLR 21/07 A2992 RMK AO2
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 IKW · ICAO KIKW
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Midland
- Elevation
- 635 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm; weekends, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Detroit sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6W
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1948
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 3,801 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 18/36 | 3,001 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 06: PAPI, two lights on the left, tree 84 ft high 814 ft from the end
- Runway 24: PAPI, two lights on the left, tree 76 ft high 1,105 ft from the end
- Runway 18: tree 79 ft high 1,305 ft from the end
- Runway 36: tree 41 ft high 929 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure | 126.45 | |
| Ikw and aWOS-3P | 119.525 | |
| Freeland and center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.7 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 989-835-5841.
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 Midland from the FAA register
61 aircraft are registered to owners in Midland, Michigan: 45 piston singles, 5 piston twins, 5 balloons, 3 turboprops, 2 airliners and large jets. 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 · 2 since 1982, 0 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
- Deer and large birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 06, 24, 18, and 36; PAPI runway 06 and 24; medium-intensity runway lights runway 06/24 and 18/36 - the common traffic frequency.
- Unatndd major holidays.
- 100LL and jet a+ available self service; jet a+ available full service by prior arngmt.
- Occasional ultralight act.
- Noise sensitive area south of airport, use preferred runway 06/24.
- Field conditions unmon weekdays 6:00 pm to 8:00 am and weekends 4:00 pm to 8:00 am.
- Door code: 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.