Buzzwick Airport
W87 · Carleton, Michigan · Monroe County · map
Buzzwick Airport is a public-use airport, 3 miles sse of Carleton, Michigan, 609 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 01/19, is 2,575 feet of grass.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA W87
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 609 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- May to December, every day, irregular hours
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Detroit sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- February 1973
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 2,575 × 60 ft | Grass, excellent |
- Runway 19: threshold displaced 800 ft, power line 28 ft high 10 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
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Aircraft registered in Carleton from the FAA register
14 aircraft are registered to owners in Carleton, Michigan: 11 piston singles, 2 piston twins, 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Michigan.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Runway approach may be obstd by 6 feet crops durg growing season.
- 3 feet yellow cones and checkered flags.
- Runway and dthr marked with 3 feet yellow cones and checkered flags.
- Ctlg obstruction exceeds a 45 degrees slp. Approach ratio 20:1 to dthr.
- Airport entrance off labo road.
- Drone (UAS) operations 0.5 NM southwest of runway 01.
- Deer, coyote, and large birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Airport closed when snow covd - no snow removal.
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 5, 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.