Denton Farms Airport
MI1 · Clare, Michigan · Isabella County · map
Denton Farms Airport is a public-use airport, 5 miles southwest of Clare, Michigan, 851 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 01/19, is 1,800 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Denton Farms Airport?
Its FAA code is MI1.
Where is Denton Farms Airport?
It is 5 miles southwest of Clare, Michigan, 851 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Denton Farms Airport?
Its one runway, 01/19, is 1,800 feet long, grass.
Does Denton Farms Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Denton Farms Airport?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Mt Pleasant Aero Club LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Denton Farms Airport?
3 pilot examiners and 4 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 Denton Farms Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA MI1
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 851 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Detroit sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- February 2017
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 1,800 × 100 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 01: threshold displaced 525 ft, road 15 ft high 40 ft from the end
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
- tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Mount Pleasant Municipal (8 nm southeast), Gladwin Zettel Memorial (20 nm northeast), Jack Barstow Airport (25 nm east), Gratiot Community Airport (26 nm south).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Clare Municipal (6 nm northeast), Mount Pleasant Municipal (8 nm southeast), Gladwin Zettel Memorial (20 nm northeast), Jack Barstow Airport (25 nm east).
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
- Airport closed NOV-APR.
- Ireg, defined by mowing.
- Deer and large birds 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…
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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 Clare from the FAA register
18 aircraft are registered to owners in Clare, Michigan: 10 piston singles, 3 drones, 2 turboprops, 1 piston twin, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute. 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:
- Mt Pleasant Aero Club LLC 1 aircraft · Mount Pleasant, 10 miles away
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, 2 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor; 3 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 3 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 4 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance).
- Edward Charles Shipman private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes, multi-engine seaplanes · Cadillac Airport (KCAD), Wexford County · Cadillac, MI (41 nm) · (313) 575-4020 · [email protected]
- Kevin Paul Spaulding private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Wexford County Airport Te · Cadillac, MI (41 nm) · (231) 878-3316 · [email protected]
- Mark Schmitt private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, seaplanes · Rockford, MI (48 nm) · (616) 308-3967 · [email protected]
All 8 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.
- 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
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 Clare 18 aircraft · 10 piston singles, 3 drones, 2 turboprops
- Bolle Aviation LLC 3 aircraft in town
- 123 Investments LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Mt Pleasant Aero Club LLC 1 aircraft · flying club
- 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/MI1.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.