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38C

Cain Field Airport
Stanwood, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	38C
Lat/Long:	43-35-54.5000N 085-29-32.9000W 43-35.908333N 085-29.548333W 43.5984722,-85.4924722 (estimated)
Elevation:	897 ft. / 273 m (estimated)
Variation:	04W (1985)
From city:	2 miles NW of STANWOOD, MI
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	49346

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	10/1974
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	CHICAGO CENTER
FSS:	LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	LAN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	IREG
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3P at RQB (7 nm N):	125.875 (231-796-0884)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
MOPr272/32.8		MOUNT PLEASANT VOR/DME		110.60		05W

Airport Services

Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:	3472 x 100 ft. / 1058 x 30 m
Surface:	turf, in good condition
Runway edge markings:	RWY & DTHR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
	RUNWAY 18	RUNWAY 36
Latitude:	43-36.193833N	43-35.622667N
Longitude:	085-29.549500W	085-29.547167W
Elevation:	895.0 ft.	897.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	184 magnetic, 180 true	004 magnetic, 360 true
Displaced threshold:	486 ft.	384 ft.
Obstructions:	78 ft. trees, 92 ft. left of centerline CTLG OBSTN EXCEEDS A 45 DEG SLP. APCH RATIO 1:1 TO DTHR OVR +30 FT TREES, 0 FT DIST, 105 FT R.	10 ft. road, 110 ft. left of centerline CTLG OBSTN EXCEEDS A 45 DEG SLP. APCH RATIO 3:1 TO DTHR OVR +33 FT TREES, 130 FT DIST, 140 FT R.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	WALTER L CAIN ESTATE 8731 OLD STATE RD STANWOOD, MI 49346-9083 Phone 231-823-2481
Manager:	JAMES CAIN 8731 OLD STATE RD STANWOOD, MI 49346-9083 Phone 231-580-1073

Additional Remarks

-	DEER, LRG BIRDS, & OTR WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
-	RWY 36: +25 FT PLINE, 650 FT TO DTHR, 125 FT L/R.
-	FOR CD CTC GREAT LAKES APCH AT 269-459-3344, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.
-	NO SNOW REMOVAL.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 38C.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KRQB - Roben-Hood Airport (7 nm N)
13C - Lakeview Airport/Griffith Field (13 nm SE)
7D3 - Baldwin Municipal Airport (22 nm NW)
KFFX - Fremont Municipal Airport (24 nm SW)
6D6 - Greenville Municipal Airport (29 nm S)

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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 11-Apr-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:38	10:38
Sunrise	07:07	11:07
Sunset	20:19	00:19
Evening civil twilight	20:49	00:49

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	11-Apr-2026 18:02:42
Local (UTC-4)	11-Apr-2026 14:02:42

METAR

KRQB
7nm N

111755Z AUTO 20003KT 10SM CLR 11/M04 A3042 RMK AO2 10110 21038

TAF

KMKG 41nm SW	111730Z 1118/1218 22005KT P6SM FEW250 FM120500 13010KT P6SM BKN060 PROB30 1205/1208 4SM -SHRA OVC040 FM120800 13012G21KT 6SM -SHRA BKN045 FM121000 14012G22KT 6SM -SHRA OVC035 WS020/19040KT FM121200 14012G23KT 6SM -SHRA OVC030 WS020/20040KT PROB30 1212/1218 2SM TSRA OVC015CB
KGRR 43nm S	111730Z 1118/1218 10005KT P6SM FEW250 FM120300 13007KT P6SM BKN100 PROB30 1204/1210 4SM -SHRA OVC040 FM121000 14010G19KT 6SM -SHRA BKN035 WS020/19035KT FM121300 16011G21KT 6SM -SHRA BKN040 WS020/21045KT FM121500 19012G23KT P6SM BKN060

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