Engler Fld Airport (E53)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	E53
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	83°2'48.4500" W / 43°50'46.4400" N -83.046792 / 43.846233 (Estimated)
Elevation	725.00 ft / 220.98 m (Estimated)
Land	20 acres
From nearest city	4 nautical miles NW of Bad Axe, MI
Location	Huron County, MI
Magnetic Variation	07W (1995)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Privately owned
Owner	ALAN & ELLEN ENGLER
Address	1815 N THOMAS RD BAD AXE, MI 48413-8431
Phone number	989-269-8815
Manager	ALAN ENGLER
Address	1815 N THOMAS RD BAD AXE, MI 48413-8431
Phone number	989-269-8815

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Control Tower	NON-ATCT
Sectional chart	DETROIT
Region	AGL - Great Lakes
Responsible ARTCC	ZMP - MINNEAPOLIS
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

122.9 MHz

Airport Services

Airframe repair	MINOR
Power plant repair	MINOR
Transient storage	Tiedown

Runway Information

Runway 08/26

Dimensions	2523 x 65 ft (769 x 20 m)
Surface	TURF (FAIR)
Surface treatment

	08	26
Alignment	77°	257°
Physical elevation	725.00 ft	725.00 ft
Coordinates	43.845450 / -83.051450	43.847017 / -83.042133
Traffic pattern	Left	Left

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
ASP	DME	AU SABLE	108X	116.10		39.2 nm
ECK	TACAN	PECK	87X	114.00	07W	38.3 nm
MBS	VOR/DME	SAGINAW	90Y	114.35	03W	48.6 nm

Remarks

• SNOW REMOVAL IREG FOR INFO CTC AMGR.
• +8 FT SEASONAL CORN CROP WEST OF RWY.
• -2 FT DITCH 45 FT EAST OF RWY.
• WIND TURBINE FARM 2.0 NM WEST OF ARPT.
• +5 FT GATE 40 FT EAST OF RWY.
• FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
• DEER & LRG BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
• MAN-MADE OR NATURAL OBJECTS EXIST WI THE ASP NEEDED TO ENSURE SAFETY IN THE TKOF/LDG OF ACFT.