Ann Arbor Municipal
ARB · KARB · Ann Arbor, Michigan · Washtenaw County · map
Ann Arbor Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Ann Arbor, 3 miles south of Ann Arbor, Michigan, 839 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 06/24, is 3,505 feet of concrete. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive) and about 159 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 83,051 takeoffs and landings a year. About 35 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Weather right now KARB · observed 7:53 pm EDT (23:53 UTC), 6 minutes ago
- Wind calm
- Altimeter 29.82 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued, and in English (METAR)
METAR KARB 122353Z AUTO A2982 RMK AO2 SLPNO 56007 PWINO
- METAR
- a routine hourly observation
- KARB
- the station, KARB
- 122353Z
- observed 7:53 pm EDT (23:53 UTC)
- AUTO
- fully automated report, nobody checked it
- A2982
- altimeter setting 29.82 inches of mercury
- RMK
- remarks follow
- AO2 SLPNO
- automated station with a precipitation sensor, sea-level pressure not available
- 56007
- pressure in the last three hours falling, then steady, change 0.7 hPa
- PWINO
- the present-weather sensor is not working
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.
Flight planning warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions · for planning, not a briefing
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers this field right now.
Turbulence No turbulence warning in force over this field. No pilot has reported turbulence within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours. The government's turbulence forecast map ↗
Icing No icing warning in force over this field. No pilot has reported icing within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours. The freezing level is about 14,500 ft (from the winds-aloft temperatures), so icing is possible in cloud above that. The government's icing forecast map ↗
Winds aloft at the nearest forecast point (CLE, 98 nm southeast), for use 20:00–03:00 UTC: 3,000 ft: 250° at 29 kt; 6,000 ft: 280° at 24 kt, 14 °C; 9,000 ft: 320° at 18 kt, 9 °C; 12,000 ft: 320° at 15 kt, 6 °C; 18,000 ft: 300° at 25 kt, -9 °C.
1 temporary flight restriction within 50 nautical miles:
- 6/8992 Monroe, MI, Thursday, October 15, 2026 Local 18 nm southeast · a VIP movement · starts Thursday 15 October
10 notices to air missions in force at this field.
From the government's aviation weather service and the FAA's restriction list, refreshed every few minutes. This is for planning; the legal briefing comes from Flight Service or the FAA's own tools. The notices come from the FAA's notice service, the site's copy refreshed every few minutes (last checked 2 minutes ago). The FAA has so far issued eFlight its test feed, which misses some notices; the request for the full feed is with the FAA.
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.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA ARB · ICAO KARB
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Ann Arbor
- Elevation
- 839 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 8:00 am to 8:00 pm
- Attended
- April to October, every day, 8:00 am to 8:00 pm; November to March, every day, 8:00 am to 6:00 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
- 5W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 3,505 × 75 ft | Concrete, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
| 12/30 | 2,750 × 110 ft | Grass, fair |
- Runway 06: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 24: VASI, two boxes on the left, tree 74 ft high 1,090 ft from the end
- Runway 30: tree 83 ft high 1,241 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 120.3 | Ann Arbor |
| UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 134.55 | Ann Arbor |
| Clearance delivery · Ground | 121.6 | Ann Arbor |
| Approach and departure · Departure procedure (METRO) Westbound | 118.95 | Ann Arbor |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Ann Arbor |
| Departure procedure (METRO) Eastbound | 134.3 | Ann Arbor |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 734-668-7173.
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), bulk oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Willow Run Airport (10 nm east), Detroit Metro Wayne County (17 nm east), Lenawee County (26 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
- Deer and large birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- When the control tower closed activate runway end identifier lights runway 06; PAPI runway 06; VASI runway 24; medium-intensity runway lights runway 06/24 - the common traffic frequency.
- Terminal open 0700-DUSK.
- 3 feet yellow cones.
- When the control tower closed confirm snow removal operations and winter conditions - the common traffic frequency.
- Runway 24 runup area first 200 feet of taxiway a; taxiway A1 between taxiway a and runway 24 hold line not vsb from tower.
- No snow removal for runway 12/30.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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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 2 departures from ARB in those twelve months, carrying 10 passengers in 17 seats (59% filled), to 2 destinations on 2 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Arbor Municipal → Lincoln ARB–LNK | 1 | 7 | ADVANCED AIR, LLC |
| Ann Arbor Municipal → Teterboro ARB–TEB | 1 | 3 | Tradewind Aviation |
All 2 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 | 137 |
| multi-engine | 14 |
| jets | 1 |
| helicopters | 6 |
| other | 1 |
Takeoffs and landings a year about 83,051, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 626 |
| general aviation, travelling | 26,244 |
| general aviation, local | 56,115 |
| military | 66 |
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 Ann Arbor from the FAA register
164 aircraft are registered to owners in Ann Arbor, Michigan: 87 piston singles, 47 balloons, 11 piston twins, 6 gliders, 5 helicopters. 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 in Ann Arbor, by their names on the register:
- University of Michigan Flyers INC 7 aircraft Michigan Flyers is a non-profit flying club based at Ann Arbor Airport in Michigan.
- Ann Arbor Flyers INC 4 aircraft Ann Arbor Flyers is a non-profit flying club based at Ann Arbor Airport in Michigan that provides aircraft access to licensed pilots through membership.
- Regents of the University of Michigan 4 aircraft
- University of Michigan Flyers 3 aircraft Michigan Flyers is a non-profit flying club based at Ann Arbor Airport in Michigan.
Companies in the same town as this airport; 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
13 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 12 for private pilot, 12 for commercial and instrument, 4 for airline transport pilot, 8 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 10 for airplanes, 5 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for helicopters. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 22 aviation medical examiners, 5 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 5 engineering representatives, 1 training center evaluator, 17 aircrew program designees, 1 training center examiner.
- Amanda Kirsten Roggow private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport · Ann Arbor, MI (0 nm) · (847) 400-4630 · roggow.av@gmail.com
- Clint Edward White private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Solo Aviation - ARB · Ann Arbor, MI (0 nm) · (404) 964-4121 · clintewhite@gmail.com
- Edmond William Verville private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · ATP Flight Training Center · Yipsilanti, MI (8 nm) · (269) 207-5864 · edverville@aol.com
- Mark Richard Handren commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; multi-engine airplanes · Ypsilanti, MI (8 nm) · (423) 312-4916 · wanderer1092@yahoo.com
- Marci Haengel private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Van Buren Township, MI (12 nm) · (734) 262-9292 · mmhaengel@yahoo.com
- Sara Diane Bey private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · East Michigan FSDO-GL-23/ EMI FSDO · Van Buren Charter Township, MI (12 nm) · (586) 201-9018 · s.bey97@gmail.com
- Kerry Michael Brown private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Adrian, MI (26 nm) · (734) 657-6570 · kerrybrowndpe@gmail.com
- Craig Fortson private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Crosswinds Aviation · Howell, MI (27 nm) · (954) 931-3037 · craigfortson@aol.com
All 67 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- 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).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
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 · 18 since 1982, 2 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 Ann Arbor 164 aircraft · 87 piston singles, 47 balloons, 11 piston twins
- Aerostatica INC DBA 44 aircraft in town
- University of Michigan Flyers INC 7 aircraft in town
- Regents of the University of Michigan 4 aircraft in town
- Ann Arbor Flyers INC 4 aircraft in town
- University of Michigan Flyers INC 7 aircraft · flight school
- Ann Arbor Flyers INC 4 aircraft · flight school
- Regents of the University of Michigan 4 aircraft · university or college with a flight programme
- Lincoln (LNK) 1 flights in twelve months · ADVANCED AIR, LLC
- Teterboro (TEB) 1 flights in twelve months · Tradewind Aviation
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 18 since 1982 · 2 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 7,213 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/ARB.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 9, 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.