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38C

Cain Field Airport
Stanwood, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 OCTOBER 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)

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 03-Nov-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:51	11:51
Sunrise	07:21	12:21
Sunset	17:30	22:30
Evening civil twilight	18:00	23:00

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	03-Nov-2026 12:25:22
Local (UTC-5)	03-Nov-2026 07:25:22

METAR

KRQB
7nm N

031155Z AUTO 18006G14KT 8SM OVC004 16/15 A2995 RMK AO2 10155 20136 70000

TAF

KMKG 41nm SW	031140Z 0312/0412 19012G22KT P6SM BKN015 OVC030 FM031400 18016G28KT P6SM SCT020 BKN040 FM040200 17012G20KT P6SM OVC035 FM040900 16010G18KT 6SM -SHRA OVC025
KGRR 43nm S	031147Z 0312/0412 18010KT P6SM SCT020 OVC035 WS020/21040KT FM031300 19014G24KT P6SM SCT020 BKN040 FM040200 17011KT P6SM SCT035 BKN050 WS020/18040KT FM041000 17012KT P6SM OVC035

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