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) and about 51 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The receiver network heard 1 different aircraft arrive or depart here in the last seven days. The FAA counts about 16,000 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Jack Barstow Airport?
Its FAA code is IKW, and its ICAO code is KIKW.
Where is Jack Barstow Airport?
It is 3 miles northwest of Midland, Michigan, 635 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Jack Barstow Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 06/24, is 3,801 feet long.
Does Jack Barstow Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Jack Barstow Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive.
Are there flight schools at Jack Barstow Airport?
3 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Bay Area Recreational Flyers LLC and Meridian Aero Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Jack Barstow Airport?
3 aviation medical examiners 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 Jack Barstow Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
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 and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- 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.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Mbs International (11 nm southeast), Mount Pleasant Municipal (21 nm west), Gladwin Zettel Memorial (21 nm northwest).
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
- 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.
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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 44 |
| multi-engine | 4 |
| jets | 1 |
| helicopters | 2 |
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 aircraft heard arriving or departing are the site's own record from the volunteer receiver network, airliners included; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 16,000, 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 | 8,000 |
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 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, 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
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Bay Area Recreational Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Midland Bay Area Flying Club is a flight training facility and flying club located at Livermore Municipal Airport in California.
- Meridian Aero Club INC 1 aircraft · Midland
- Soaring Eagle Flying Club 1 aircraft · Midland
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
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 3 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance).
All 4 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-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
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 · 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. 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 Midland 61 aircraft · 45 piston singles, 5 piston twins, 5 balloons
- Propwash Aviation LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Lb Wings LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Great Lakes Ballooning LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Dow Chemical CO 2 aircraft in town
- Bay Area Recreational Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Meridian Aero Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Soaring Eagle Flying Club 1 aircraft · flying club
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 0 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/IKW.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.