Oscoda/Wurtsmith Airport
OSC · KOSC · Oscoda, Michigan · Iosco County · map
Oscoda/Wurtsmith Airport is a public-use airport owned by Oscoda/Wurtsmith Airport Auth, 3 miles northwest of Oscoda, Michigan, 633 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 07/25, is 11,801 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 5,700 takeoffs and landings a year. About 4 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Oscoda/Wurtsmith Airport?
Its FAA code is OSC, and its ICAO code is KOSC.
Where is Oscoda/Wurtsmith Airport?
It is 3 miles northwest of Oscoda, Michigan, 633 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Oscoda/Wurtsmith Airport?
Its one runway, 07/25, is 11,801 feet long, asphalt.
Does Oscoda/Wurtsmith Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Oscoda/Wurtsmith Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive.
Where can you fly nonstop from Oscoda/Wurtsmith Airport?
Airline flights go to 5 airports, the busiest of them Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, Ted Stevens Anchorage International, Oscoda/Wurtsmith, Willow Run, San Antonio International. Every route
Are there flight schools at Oscoda/Wurtsmith Airport?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Iosco Flying Club. Compare them
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 Oscoda/Wurtsmith Airport…
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 OSC · ICAO KOSC
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Oscoda/Wurtsmith Airport Auth
- Elevation
- 633 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm; weekends, on call
- 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
- Lake Huron sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7W
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1993
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 11,801 × 200 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 07: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 83 ft high 2,843 ft from the end
- Runway 25: localizer and glideslope, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), tree 71 ft high 3,574 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Osc and aWOS-3P | 118.7 | |
| Oscoda and center (remote transmitter) Low | 125.475 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 989-739-1310.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: West Branch Community Airport (36 nm west), Alpena County Regional (38 nm north), Huron County Memorial (44 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
- Deer and large birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 25; runway end identifier lights runway 07; PAPI runway 07 and 25; high-intensity runway lights runway 07/25 - the common traffic frequency.
- Durg daylight hours simul tail may exist ovr aer 07 and 25.
- Transient aircraft flw blue centerline on taxiway a and taxiway D to lct airport terminal, fuel, and parking.
- Poss jet blast on taxiway a in the vicinity of restricted parking apron and east ramp.
- Poss svr turb ovr jet eng test buildings (2).
- Terminal building and parking lot gate aces: press V, then iii and II simul, then I.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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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 18 departures from OSC in those twelve months, carrying 0 passengers, to 5 destinations on 5 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oscoda/Wurtsmith → Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International OSC–CVG | 7 | 0 | Kalitta Charters II, ABX Air Inc |
| Oscoda/Wurtsmith → Ted Stevens Anchorage International OSC–ANC | 6 | 0 | Kalitta Air LLC |
| Oscoda/Wurtsmith → Oscoda/Wurtsmith OSC–OSC | 2 | 0 | ABX Air Inc, Kalitta Charters II |
| Oscoda/Wurtsmith → Willow Run OSC–YIP | 2 | 0 | Kalitta Charters II, USA Jet Airlines Inc. |
| Oscoda/Wurtsmith → San Antonio International OSC–SAT | 1 | 0 | Ameristar Air Cargo |
All 5 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 | 26 |
| jets | 19 |
| 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 register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 5,700, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 1,900 |
| general aviation, local | 3,800 |
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 Oscoda from the FAA register
28 aircraft are registered to owners in Oscoda, Michigan: 27 piston singles, 1 helicopter. 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:
- Iosco Flying Club 2 aircraft · E Tawas, 12 miles away Iosco Flying Club is a flying club based at Iosco County Airport in East Tawas, Michigan.
Repair stations in Oscoda:
- Kalitta Air, LLC Kalitta Air is a cargo airline and aircraft maintenance provider.
- Phoenix Composite Solutions, LLC Phoenix Composite Solutions is an FAA-certificated repair station (Part 145) located in Oscoda, Michigan on the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base.
- USA Jet Power, LLC
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: 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing).
All 1 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
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 · 4 since 1982, 1 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 Oscoda 28 aircraft · 27 piston singles, 1 helicopters
- Phoenix Composite Solutions LLC 4 aircraft in town
- Iosco Flying Club 2 aircraft · flying club
- Kalitta Air, LLC · repair station
- Phoenix Composite Solutions, LLC · repair station
- USA Jet Power, LLC · repair station
- Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International (CVG) 7 flights in twelve months · Kalitta Charters II, ABX Air Inc
- Ted Stevens Anchorage International (ANC) 6 flights in twelve months · Kalitta Air LLC
- Oscoda/Wurtsmith (OSC) 2 flights in twelve months · ABX Air Inc, Kalitta Charters II
- Willow Run (YIP) 2 flights in twelve months · Kalitta Charters II, USA Jet Airlines Inc.
- San Antonio International (SAT) 1 flights in twelve months · Ameristar Air Cargo
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 4 since 1982 · 1 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/OSC.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.