Branch County Memorial
OEB · KOEB · Coldwater, Michigan · Branch County · map
Branch County Memorial is a public-use airport owned by Branch County, 3 miles west of Coldwater, Michigan, 958 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 07/25, is 5,350 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive) and about 47 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 12,000 takeoffs and landings a year.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Branch County Memorial?
Its FAA code is OEB, and its ICAO code is KOEB.
Where is Branch County Memorial?
It is 3 miles west of Coldwater, Michigan, 958 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Branch County Memorial?
The longest of its 3 runways, 07/25, is 5,350 feet long.
Does Branch County Memorial have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Branch County Memorial?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Branch County Memorial?
7 pilot examiners and 12 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 Branch County Memorial…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA OEB · ICAO KOEB
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Branch County
- Elevation
- 958 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 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
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5W
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1946
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 5,350 × 75 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
| 04/22 | 3,500 × 75 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
| 16/34 | 2,399 × 190 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 07: PAPI, two lights on the left, tree 40 ft high 1,003 ft from the end
- Runway 25: PAPI, two lights on the left, road 15 ft high 383 ft from the end
- Runway 16: threshold displaced 594 ft, trees 65 ft high 462 ft from the end
- Runway 34: threshold displaced 194 ft, trees 71 ft high 1,133 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.7 | |
| Approach and departure | 121.2 | |
| Oeb and aWOS-3P | 118.125 | |
| Goshen and center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.55 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 517-279-1810.
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
- Also here
- flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Tri-State Steuben County (18 nm south), Kirsch Municipal (19 nm southwest), Hillsdale Municipal (21 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
- Runway 16/34 not plowed, closed NOV-MAR.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 07 and 25; PAPI runway 07 and 25; medium-intensity runway lights runway 07/25 and 04/22 - the common traffic frequency.
- Available aft hours and weekends.
- Calm wind runway.
- Runway and dthr marked with 3 feet yellow cones.
- Runway and dthr marked with 3 feet yellow cones.
- Approach ratio 16:1 to dthr ovr 65 feet trees, 1056 feet dist, 143 feet L.
- Approach ratio 15:1 to dthr ovr 52 feet trees, 780 feet dist, 135 feet R.
- Birds and deer on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Admin building aces: 1-2-2-7 (the common traffic frequency).
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 | 41 |
| multi-engine | 4 |
| jets | 1 |
| helicopters | 1 |
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 register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 12,000, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 7,000 |
| general aviation, local | 5,000 |
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 Coldwater from the FAA register
21 aircraft are registered to owners in Coldwater, Michigan: 14 piston singles, 5 piston twins, 1 business jet, 1 balloon. 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.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
7 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 7 for private pilot, 7 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 6 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot; 7 for airplanes, 6 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 12 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 2 engineering representatives, 1 parachute rigger examiner, 2 administrative pilot examiners.
- Edmond William Verville private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Battle Creek, MI (24 nm) · (269) 207-5864 · [email protected]
- Todd Daniel Haifley private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Three Rivers Municipal Airport · Three Rivers, MI (24 nm) · (269) 720-4772 · [email protected]
- Clint Edward White private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Solo Aviation - JXN · Jackson, MI (33 nm) · (404) 964-4121 · [email protected]
- Lara Zook Gaerte private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Century Aviation · Auburn, IN (38 nm) · (260) 602-6293 · [email protected]
- 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 (44 nm) · (734) 657-6570 · [email protected]
- David George Ehrman private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Smith Field Aero Center · Ft Wayne, IN (47 nm) · (260) 602-5788 · [email protected]
- Jason Blair private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Allegan Airport · Allegan, MI (50 nm) · (269) 275-7959 · [email protected]
All 29 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.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
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 · 5 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 Coldwater 21 aircraft · 14 piston singles, 5 piston twins, 1 business jets
- Aircraft & Aviation Professionals LLC 8 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 5 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 220 landing places
- Michigan 7,224 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/OEB.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.