Stambaugh Airport
Y73 · Iron River, Michigan · Iron County · map
Stambaugh Airport is a public-use airport owned by Iron County, 1 mile sse of Iron River, Michigan, 1,618 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 17/35, is 2,000 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
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What is the airport code for Stambaugh Airport?
Its FAA code is Y73.
Where is Stambaugh Airport?
It is 1 mile sse of Iron River, Michigan, 1,618 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Stambaugh Airport?
Its one runway, 17/35, is 2,000 feet long, asphalt.
Does Stambaugh Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Stambaugh Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Stambaugh Airport?
3 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 Y73
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Iron County
- Elevation
- 1,618 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Green Bay sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2W
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 2,000 × 40 ft | Asphalt, fair | Non-standard lights |
- Runway 17: trees 24 ft high 345 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Ford Airport (27 nm southeast), Eagle River Union Airport (28 nm west), Rhinelander/Oneida County (44 nm southwest), Lakeland/Noble F Lee Memorial Field (47 nm west).
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
- Estabd bfr 1959.
- Deer, birds, and wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate non-standard runway end identifier lights runway 17 and 35; non-standard low-intensity runway lights runway 17/35 - 121.9.
- Ropes not provided.
- Non-standard low-intensity runway lights due to lctn 25 feet from runway edge. Threshold lights located outboard from runway edge.
- +10 feet trees, 0-199 feet dist, 120 feet R.
- Non-standard runway end identifier lights omnidirectional.
- Non-standard runway end identifier lights omnidirectional.
- 100 feet DROP-OFF aft each runway end.
- Runway 17/35 dnslp from south to north.
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 Iron River from the FAA register
8 aircraft are registered to owners in Iron River, Michigan: 7 piston singles, 1 turboprop. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Michigan.
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: 3 aviation medical examiners.
All 3 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
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 · 1 since 1982, 0 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 Iron River 8 aircraft · 7 piston singles, 1 turboprops
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 since 1982 · 0 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/Y73.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.