Clare Municipal Airport (48D)

48D
Clare Municipal Airport (48D)
Clare, MI
Latest photo of Clare Municipal Airport (48D)
48D, View from 4500', photo by Bob Simmermon
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Location & QuickFacts
FAA Information Effective 2026-07-09
Airport Identifier 48D
Airport Status Operational
Longitude/Latitude 84°44'24.8000" W / 43°50'4.0000" N
-84.740222 / 43.834444 (Estimated)
Elevation 856.00 ft / 260.91 m (Surveyed)
Land 200 acres
From nearest city 1 nautical miles NE of Clare, MI
Location Clare County, MI
Magnetic Variation 05W (1995)
Owner & Manager
Ownership Publicly owned
Owner CITY OF CLARE
Address 202 W 5TH ST
CLARE, MI 48617-1490
Phone number 989-386-7541
Manager GARY TODD
Address 202 W 5TH ST
CLARE, MI 48617-1490
Phone number 989-386-0445
Airport Operations and Facilities
Airport Use Open to public
Wind indicator Yes
Segmented Circle Yes
Control Tower NON-ATCT
Lighting Schedule SEE RMK
Beacon Color White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge No
Sectional chart DETROIT
Region AGL - Great Lakes
Responsible ARTCC ZOB - CLEVELAND
Tie-in FSS LAN - LANSING
FSS on Airport No
FSS Toll Free 1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility LAN (NOTAM-d service available)
Airport Communications
CTAF 122.8 MHz
UNICOM 122.8 MHz
Airport Services
Fuel types 100LL
Airframe repair MAJOR
Power plant repair MAJOR
Bottled oxygen NONE
Bulk oxygen NONE
Transient storage Hangar, Tiedown
Other services INSTR
Runway Information
Runway 04/22
Dimensions 3500 x 75 ft (1067 x 23 m)
Surface ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment
Edge lights Medium
04 22
Alignment 30° 210°
Physical elevation 826.20 ft 855.90 ft
Coordinates 43.832768 / -84.742714 43.841045 / -84.735995
Traffic pattern Left Left
Runway marking Non-precision instrument , Fair Condition Non-precision instrument , Fair Condition
VGSI 4-light PAPI on left 2-light PAPI on left
Runway end lights Yes Yes
Runway 09/27
Dimensions 2499 x 75 ft (762 x 23 m)
Surface ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment
Edge lights Medium
09 27
Alignment 84° 264°
Physical elevation 829.70 ft 821.80 ft
Coordinates 43.830659 / -84.746116 43.831377 / -84.736697
Traffic pattern Left Left
Runway marking Non-precision instrument , Fair Condition Non-precision instrument , Fair Condition
Runway end lights No No
CL lights No No
TDZ lights No No
Remarks
  • DEER & LRG BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • ADMIN BLDG ACES: PRESS V, THEN III & II SIMUL, THEN I.
  • FOR CD CTC GREAT LAKES APCH AT 269-459-3345, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0224/0490.
  • ESTABD BFR 1959.