Clare Municipal Airport
48D · Clare, MI · Non-towered · Print kneeboard
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Sun & FAA night2026-08-04 · night begins 09:31 PM
| Event | Local (EDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 05:58 AM | 09:58Z |
| Sunrise | 06:31 AM | 10:31Z |
| Sunset | 08:59 PM | 00:59Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 09:31 PM | 01:31Z |
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Runways
RWY 22LEFT traffic
- Heading
- 215° mag · 210° true
- Dimensions
- 3,500 × 75 ft
- TPA
- 1,900 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
- Surface
- Asphalt
- Lights
- 2-light PAPI (left) (3°)
- CTAF
- 122.8
Enter the left downwind (heading 035°) on the 45° at 1,900 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).
More details — RWY 22
- Threshold elev
- 856 ft
- Markings
- nonprecision
- Threshold crossing height
- 25 ft
- TDZ elevation
- 856 ft
- End lights
- REIL
Pattern side: FAA NASR · TPA standard 1,000 ft AGL (not charted) · layout: FAA runway-end coordinates
| Runway | Length | Your margin |
|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 3,500 ft | |
| 09/27 | 2,499 ft |
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Comms & NavAids
Communication frequencies
Taxi & takeoff
Departure & arrival
“Great Lakes”Also
ATC assigns the exact frequency (in your clearance or on handoff) — which one depends on your SID (departing) or STAR (arriving).
By procedure & sector (2 frequencies)
| Frequency | Used by |
|---|---|
| 235.625 | APCH/P DEP/P |
| 290.425 | FREELAND RCAG (LOW) |
Source: FAA NASR (current 28-day cycle).
Nearby navigation aids
MBS 114.35
| NavAid | Type | Freq · ch | Range | Radial / Dist magnetic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MBS · Saginaw | VOR/DME | 114.35 · 90Y | Low | r306° / 34 NM |
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Charts & procedures
Airport info
Airport information
- FAA LID
- 48D
- Coordinates
- 43.8345, -84.7402
- Elevation
- 856 ft MSL
- Magnetic variation
- 5W
- Sectional chart
- DETROIT
- Airport use
- Public
- Control tower
- No
- ARTCC
- CLEVELAND (ZOB)
- Flight service (FSS)
- LANSING · 122.2 · 1-800-WX-BRIEF
- NOTAM facility
- LAN
- Attendance
- ALL IREG
- Beacon
- white-green (SS-SR)
- Segmented circle
- Yes
- Wind indicator
- lighted
- Activated
- 1941/03
- Distance from city
- 1 NE
Night operations
- Airport lighting
- SEE RMK
- Rotating beacon
- white-green · SS-SR
- Pilot-controlled lighting
- ACTVT REIL RWY 04 & 22; PAPI RWY 04 & 22; MIRL RWY 04/22 & 09/27 - CTAF. on 122.8 — Chart Supplement ↗
Runway lighting aids — 04: 4-light PAPI (left) · 22: 2-light PAPI (left).
FAA night windows (civil twilight, loggable night §1.1, currency §61.57) are under Sun & FAA night in the Weather section.
Services fuel · repairs · oxygen · attendance
- Fuel available
- 100LL
- Bottled oxygen
- NONE
- Bulk oxygen
- NONE
- Airframe service
- MAJOR
- Powerplant service
- MAJOR
- Parking
- tiedowns, hangars
- Other services
- Instruction
Ownership & management 2 contacts
Remarks FAA · 10 notes
General
- 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.
Runways
- FADED.
- FADED.
- FADED.
- FADED.
Lighting
- ACTVT REIL RWY 04 & 22; PAPI RWY 04 & 22; MIRL RWY 04/22 & 09/27 - CTAF.
Fuel
- FUEL AVBL H24 SELF SVC VIA CREDIT CARD.
Contact
- CELL 989-802-2005.
Nearby airports
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Also nearby: 4MI7 Witbeck Aerodrome Airport (private) (3 NM) · MI1 Denton Farms Airport (6 NM) · MI44 D J Airport (10 NM) · D11 Ojibwa Airpark (13 NM) · 80D Clare County Airport (13 NM)
About 48D
Clare Municipal Airport (48D) is an airport in Clare, MI, at 856 ft MSL. It has 2 runways, the longest 3,500 ft, with no control tower (pilot-controlled). This page shows live METAR/TAF weather, runway crosswinds, frequencies, navaids, and FAA charts for 48D, refreshed from the Aviation Weather Center and FAA NASR.
Does 48D have a control tower?
No. Clare Municipal Airport is a non-towered (pilot-controlled) airport; use the published CTAF/UNICOM in the Comms & NavAids section.
What is the longest runway at 48D?
Clare Municipal Airport has 2 runways; the longest is 3,500 ft. See the Runways section for headings, surface, and lighting.
Where is 48D?
Clare Municipal Airport is in Clare, MI, at an elevation of 856 ft MSL. Coordinates: 43.8345, -84.7402.
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