Livingston County/Spencer J Hardy
OZW · KOZW · Howell, Michigan · Livingston County · map
Livingston County/Spencer J Hardy is a public-use airport owned by Livingston County, 3 miles northwest of Howell, Michigan, 962 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 13/31, is 5,002 feet of concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive) and about 123 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 45,000 takeoffs and landings a year. About 1 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Livingston County/Spencer J Hardy?
Its FAA code is OZW, and its ICAO code is KOZW.
Where is Livingston County/Spencer J Hardy?
It is 3 miles northwest of Howell, Michigan, 962 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Livingston County/Spencer J Hardy?
Its one runway, 13/31, is 5,002 feet long, concrete.
Does Livingston County/Spencer J Hardy have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Livingston County/Spencer J Hardy?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive.
Are there flight schools at Livingston County/Spencer J Hardy?
3 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Sandhill Soaring Club INC and Brighton Flying Club LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Livingston County/Spencer J Hardy?
10 pilot examiners and 22 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 Livingston County/Spencer J Hardy…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA OZW · ICAO KOZW
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Livingston County
- Elevation
- 962 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 1,039 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm; weekends, 8:00 am to 12:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- Detroit sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5W
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1950
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 5,002 × 100 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 13: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), tree 58 ft high 1,313 ft from the end
- Runway 31: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 40 ft high 471 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Clearance delivery · Apt Remark 100 With Gco Freq | 121.725 | · Gco available on frequency 121.725 through dtw clnc del and flight services. |
| Approach and departure | 132.35 | |
| Ozw and aWOS-3P | 118.875 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 517-546-4450.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- air ambulance, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Bishop International (23 nm northeast), Oakland County International (25 nm east), Ann Arbor Municipal (27 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 or incr intst approach lights (MALSR) runway 13; runway end identifier lights runway 31; high-intensity runway lights runway 13/31 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 13 and 31 operates continuously DAWN-DUSK; high-intensity runway lights runway 13/31 preset low intst DUSK-2200.
- Gco available on frequency 121.725 through dtw clnc del and flight services.
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 | 95 |
| multi-engine | 16 |
| jets | 7 |
| helicopters | 5 |
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 45,000, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 19,000 |
| general aviation, local | 26,000 |
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 Howell from the FAA register
111 aircraft are registered to owners in Howell, Michigan: 63 piston singles, 14 helicopters, 12 balloons, 11 drones, 6 turboprops. 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:
- Sandhill Soaring Club INC 9 aircraft · Brighton, 11 miles away Sandhill Soaring Club is a non-profit flying club based at Richmond Field in Gregory, Michigan, dedicated to educating members and the public in glider flying.
- Brighton Flying Club LLC 2 aircraft · Brighton, 11 miles away Brighton Flying Club is a flying club based at Brighton Airport (45G) in Livingston County, Michigan.
- US Junior Soaring Association 2 aircraft · Brighton, 11 miles away The US Junior Soaring Association is a flying club based in Brighton, Michigan.
Charter operators and airlines based in Howell:
- Construction Helicopters, LLC 16 aircraft on the certificate
- Helimax Aviation, LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate Helimax Aviation is a heavy-lift aerial firefighting operator based in Sacramento, California.
Repair stations in Howell:
- Construction Helicopters, LLC CHI Aviation is a veteran-owned helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft operator based in Howell, Michigan, providing heavy-lift construction services, military airlift support, aerial firefighting, and humanitarian services globally since 1980.
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
10 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 9 for private pilot, 10 for commercial and instrument, 3 for airline transport pilot, 7 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 9 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 22 aviation medical examiners, 4 mechanic examiners, 5 engineering representatives, 1 training center evaluator, 17 aircrew program designees, 1 training center examiner.
- Craig Fortson private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Crosswinds Aviation · Howell, MI (0 nm) · (954) 931-3037 · [email protected]
- Daniel Stephen Unger private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Crosswinds Aviation · Howell, MI (0 nm) · (586) 675-6030 · [email protected]
- Gerald Leigh Stanley private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · DCT Aviation · Waterford Township, MI (25 nm) · (248) 613-9713 · [email protected]
- Amanda Kirsten Roggow private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport · Ann Arbor, MI (27 nm) · (847) 400-4630 · [email protected]
- Clint Edward White private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Solo Aviation - ARB · Ann Arbor, MI (27 nm) · (404) 964-4121 · [email protected]
- 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 (28 nm) · (269) 207-5864 · [email protected]
- 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 (28 nm) · (423) 312-4916 · [email protected]
- Marci Haengel private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Van Buren Township, MI (35 nm) · (734) 262-9292 · [email protected]
All 62 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).
- 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 · 11 since 1982, 3 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 Howell 111 aircraft · 63 piston singles, 14 helicopters, 12 balloons
- Construction Helicopters LLC 17 aircraft in town
- In Flight Aircraft LLC 15 aircraft in town
- Resolute ISR INC 8 aircraft in town
- Michigan Hot Air Adventures 6 aircraft in town
- Construction Helicopters, LLC 16 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Helimax Aviation, LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Sandhill Soaring Club INC 9 aircraft · flying club
- Brighton Flying Club LLC 2 aircraft · flying club
- US Junior Soaring Association 2 aircraft · flying club
- Construction Helicopters, LLC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 11 since 1982 · 3 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 7,225 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/OZW.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.