Cherry Capital Airport
TVC · KTVC · Traverse City, Michigan · Grand Traverse County · map
Cherry Capital Airport is a public-use airport owned by Northwest Rgnl Airport Authority, 2 miles southeast of Traverse City, Michigan, 624 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 10/28, is 7,016 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive) and about 138 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 94,398 takeoffs and landings a year. About 377,413 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Cherry Capital Airport?
Its FAA code is TVC, and its ICAO code is KTVC.
Where is Cherry Capital Airport?
It is 2 miles southeast of Traverse City, Michigan, 624 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Cherry Capital Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 10/28, is 7,016 feet long.
Does Cherry Capital Airport have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Cherry Capital Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive.
Where can you fly nonstop from Cherry Capital Airport?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Chicago O'Hare International, Detroit Metro Wayne County, Denver International, Gerald R Ford International, Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain. Every route
Are there flight schools at Cherry Capital Airport?
3 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Northwestern Michigan College and Northwind Flying Club. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Cherry Capital Airport?
4 pilot examiners and 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 Cherry Capital Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA TVC · ICAO KTVC
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Northwest Rgnl Airport Authority
- Elevation
- 624 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 0700 - 2100 est; 0700 - 2200 edt
- Attended
- every day, 4:00 am to 1:00 am
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Green Bay sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 7,016 × 150 ft | Asphalt, fair | High-intensity lights |
| 18/36 | 5,378 × 150 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 10: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), tree 80 ft high 3,209 ft from the end
- Runway 28: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), tower 452 ft high 16,493 ft from the end
- Runway 18: VASI, four boxes on the left, threshold displaced 272 ft, 4,838 ft available for landing, tree 70 ft high 1,199 ft from the end
- Runway 36: VASI, four boxes on the left, 5,108 ft available for landing, fence 14 ft high 769 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 124.2 | Traverse City |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 119.175 | Traverse City |
| Ground | 121.8 | Traverse City |
| Traverse City Rco | 122.2 | Traverse City |
| Traverse City Center (remote transmitter) Low | 132.9 | Traverse City |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 231-486-2920.
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
- air freight, crop spraying, air ambulance, avionics, cargo handling, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental
- Notes
- landing fee charged
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Antrim County (22 nm northeast), Wexford County (29 nm south), Charlevoix Municipal (36 nm north).
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
- When the control tower closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 10 and 28; high-intensity runway lights runway 10/28; medium-intensity runway lights runway 18/36 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 10 and 28; VASI runway 18 and 36 operates continuously.
- 100LL self service fuel available with credit card durg the FBO (fixed-base operator) hours only.
- Dthr approach slope 19:1.
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Snow removal operations in progress winter months; snow command will be monitoring the common traffic frequency during NON-ATCT hours. Aircraft landing/departing tvc should announce their intentions on the common traffic frequency when the control tower closed.
- Taxiway C-2/C-3 east of taxiway C not available to air carrier aircraft.
- Flight crews should read back all adzy information provided by snow command.
- Airport surface condition unmon between 0100 - 0400.
- Parasailing operations 1.5 NM northeast of airport from memorial day to labor day 600 feet above ground level from sunrise to sunset daily.
- All transient aircraft chrgd landing, overnight ramp parking fee except military.
- Cold temperature airport. Altitude correction required at or below -21C.
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 6,928 departures from TVC in those twelve months, carrying 465,272 passengers in 586,556 seats (79% filled), to 61 destinations on 18 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Capital → Chicago O'Hare International TVC–ORD | 3,442 | 194,032 | SkyWest Airlines Inc., GoJet Airlines LLC d/b/a..., Republic Airline and 4 more |
| Cherry Capital → Detroit Metro Wayne County TVC–DTW | 1,164 | 89,875 | SkyWest Airlines Inc., Delta Air Lines Inc., Endeavor Air Inc. and 1 more |
| Cherry Capital → Denver International TVC–DEN | 242 | 29,177 | United Air Lines Inc., SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| Cherry Capital → Gerald R Ford International TVC–GRR | 242 | 158 | Federal Express Corporation, United Air Lines Inc. |
| Cherry Capital → Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain TVC–MSP | 236 | 16,530 | Endeavor Air Inc., SkyWest Airlines Inc., Sun Country Airlines... and 1 more |
| Cherry Capital → General Edward Lawrence Logan International TVC–BOS | 235 | 14,926 | Republic Airline, JetBlue Airways |
| Cherry Capital → Charlotte/Douglas International TVC–CLT | 229 | 16,248 | PSA Airlines Inc., American Airlines Inc. |
| Cherry Capital → Dallas-Fort Worth International TVC–DFW | 158 | 18,997 | American Airlines Inc., Envoy Air |
All 61 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 | 106 |
| multi-engine | 17 |
| jets | 9 |
| helicopters | 6 |
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 94,398, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 8,974 |
| air taxi and commuter | 6,649 |
| general aviation, travelling | 34,430 |
| general aviation, local | 39,697 |
| military | 4,648 |
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 Traverse City from the FAA register
112 aircraft are registered to owners in Traverse City, Michigan: 84 piston singles, 9 piston twins, 7 turboprops, 4 weight-shift and powered parachutes, 4 business jets. 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:
- Northwestern Michigan College 21 aircraft · Traverse City Northwestern Michigan College is a community college in Traverse City, Michigan that operates a university flight programme.
- Northwind Flying Club 1 aircraft · Traverse City
- Puddle Jumpers Flying Club INC 2 aircraft · Interlochen, 13 miles away
Charter operators and airlines based in Traverse City:
- Pentastar Aviation Charter, Inc. 6 aircraft on the certificate Pentastar Aviation Charter, Inc.
Repair stations in Traverse City:
- Evans Avionics, LLC 45 North Aviation is a charter operator and aircraft management company based in Traverse City, Michigan, with additional operations in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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
4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 4 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 4 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 5 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 engineering representative, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Edward Charles Shipman private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes, multi-engine seaplanes · Giving Wings Aviation · Traverse City, MI (0 nm) · (313) 575-4020 · [email protected]
- Todd Armstrong Zrimec private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Traverse City, MI (0 nm) · (231) 218-1454 · [email protected]
- Anthony Connaghan private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Cedar, MI (11 nm) · (231) 409-0176 · [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 (29 nm) · (231) 878-3316 · [email protected]
All 12 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.
- 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.
- 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 · 27 since 1982, 5 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 Traverse City 112 aircraft · 84 piston singles, 9 piston twins, 7 turboprops
- Northwestern Michigan College 21 aircraft in town
- Giving Wings Aviation LLC 4 aircraft in town
- Gas/Wilson INC 4 aircraft in town
- Traverse Air INC 3 aircraft in town
- Pentastar Aviation Charter, Inc. 6 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Northwestern Michigan College 21 aircraft · university or college with a flight programme
- Northwind Flying Club 1 aircraft · flying club
- Puddle Jumpers Flying Club INC 2 aircraft · flying club
- Evans Avionics, LLC · repair station
- Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) 3,442 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., GoJet Airlines LLC d/b/a United Express
- Detroit Metro Wayne County (DTW) 1,164 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., Delta Air Lines Inc.
- Denver International (DEN) 242 flights in twelve months · United Air Lines Inc., SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Gerald R Ford International (GRR) 242 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation, United Air Lines Inc.
- Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain (MSP) 236 flights in twelve months · Endeavor Air Inc., SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS) 235 flights in twelve months · Republic Airline, JetBlue Airways
- Charlotte/Douglas International (CLT) 229 flights in twelve months · PSA Airlines Inc., American Airlines Inc.
- Dallas-Fort Worth International (DFW) 158 flights in twelve months · American Airlines Inc., Envoy Air
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 27 since 1982 · 5 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 7,217 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/TVC.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 23, 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.