Edward F Johnson Airport
M61 · Ishpeming, Michigan · Marquette County · map
Edward F Johnson Airport is a public-use airport, 10 miles ssw of Ishpeming, Michigan, 1,449 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 2,200 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Edward F Johnson Airport?
Its FAA code is M61.
Where is Edward F Johnson Airport?
It is 10 miles ssw of Ishpeming, Michigan, 1,449 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Edward F Johnson Airport?
Its one runway, 18/36, is 2,200 feet long, grass.
Does Edward F Johnson Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Edward F Johnson Airport?
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
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Edward F Johnson Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA M61
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 1,449 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Green Bay sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3W
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1973
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 2,200 × 100 ft | Grass, poor |
- Runway 18: trees on the approach
- Runway 36: brush on the approach
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Marquette Sawyer Regional (16 nm east), Ford Airport (34 nm southwest), Delta County (47 nm southeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Marquette Sawyer Regional (16 nm east), Ford Airport (34 nm southwest), Stambaugh Airport (39 nm southwest), Delta County (47 nm southeast).
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
- Provided clear 20:1 approaches; clear ofz; takeoff/landing area is marked.
- 419 feet lighted tower located 6100 feet south of airport and 600 feet east of runway 18/36 extdd centerline.
- Ropes not provided.
- 3 feet yellow cones.
- 3 feet yellow cones.
- Ctlg obstruction exceeds a 45 degrees slp. Approach slp 0:1 to dthr ovr 43 feet trees, 0 feet dist, 125 feet R.
- Ctlg obstruction exceeds a 45 degrees slp. Approach slp 0:1 to dthr ovr 40 feet trees, 0 feet dist, 125 feet R.
- Rough with sandy areas.
- Airport closed DEC-APR and when SN covd.
- Deer, birds, and wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
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.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Ishpeming from the FAA register
2 aircraft are registered to owners in Ishpeming, Michigan: 2 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Michigan.
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: 5 aviation medical examiners, 1 training center examiner.
All 6 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- 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
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Ishpeming 2 aircraft · 2 piston singles
- Accidents and incidents in Michigan 2,103 since 1982 · 226 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 6 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Michigan 220 landing places
- Michigan 7,224 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/M61.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 30, 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.