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.
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What is the airport code for Buzzwick Airport?
Its FAA code is W87.
Where is Buzzwick Airport?
It is 3 miles sse of Carleton, Michigan, 609 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Buzzwick Airport?
Its one runway, 01/19, is 2,575 feet long, grass.
Does Buzzwick Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Buzzwick Airport?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: Tuskegee Airmen National Historical Museum and Mang Aero Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Buzzwick Airport?
15 pilot examiners and 20 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
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
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- 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 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Grosse Ile Municipal (11 nm northeast), Detroit Metro Wayne County (12 nm north), Willow Run Airport (15 nm northwest), Ann Arbor Municipal (21 nm northwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Custer Airport (5 nm southwest), Grosse Ile Municipal (11 nm northeast), Detroit Metro Wayne County (12 nm north), Willow Run Airport (15 nm northwest).
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 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.
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.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
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, 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:
- Tuskegee Airmen National Historical Museum 9 aircraft · Detroit, 13 miles away The Tuskegee Airmen National Historical Museum is a museum and educational organization in Detroit, Michigan dedicated to preserving the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen and providing aviation education programs.
- Mang Aero Club INC 3 aircraft · Belleville, 14 miles away MANG Aero is a flying club based at Willow Run Airport (KYIP) near Ypsilanti in southeast Michigan.
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
15 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 14 for private pilot, 14 for commercial and instrument, 5 for airline transport pilot, 10 for flight instructor, 4 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 12 for airplanes, 6 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for helicopters. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 20 aviation medical examiners, 5 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 5 engineering representatives, 1 training center evaluator, 17 aircrew program designees, 1 training center examiner.
- Marci Haengel private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Van Buren Township, MI (11 nm) · (734) 262-9292 · [email protected]
- Sara Diane Bey private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · East Michigan FSDO-GL-23/ EMI FSDO · Van Buren Charter Township, MI (11 nm) · (586) 201-9018 · [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 (18 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 (18 nm) · (423) 312-4916 · [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 (21 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 (21 nm) · (404) 964-4121 · [email protected]
- Spencer Norris private pilot, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; helicopters · Toledo Suburban Airport · Ottawa Lake, MI (22 nm) · (419) 367-0411 · [email protected]
- Joel Allen Borton private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Toledo Executive FBO · Millbury, OH (28 nm) · (248) 330-9945 · [email protected]
All 67 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.
- 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
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Carleton 14 aircraft · 11 piston singles, 2 piston twins, 1 helicopters
- Buzzard Air Service LLC 4 aircraft in town
- Tuskegee Airmen National Historical Museum 9 aircraft · flight school
- Mang Aero Club INC 3 aircraft · flying club
- 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/W87.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.