W87
Wickenheiser Airport
Wickenheiser Airport (W87) is a general-aviation airfield serving Carleton, Michigan. The field lies at 610 ft (186 m) above sea level and has two crossing runways, the longest 2,575 ft (785 m), grass. Its nearest neighbour is Carls Airport (78MI), 4 nm ENE.
Wickenheiser Airport is a smaller field, so Alārium does not attribute movements to it directly — but aircraft flying near it appear on the live map like any other, at their real altitude and on their real track.
Location
- Elevation
- 610 ft (186 m)
- Coordinates
- 42.0181, -83.3772
- Serving
- Carleton
- Region
- Michigan
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
Runways2 · longest 2,575 ft
The diagram is drawn from published threshold coordinates, so each runway sits where it actually sits — true bearings, true separations, true lengths. Runway widths are exaggerated against length, which at true proportion would draw a hairline. It is a diagram, not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 2,575 ft785 m | 60 ft | Grass | — |
| 09/27 | 1,920 ft585 m | 60 ft | Grass | — |
Nearby airfields
Runway and field data from the OurAirports public-domain dataset. Positions are ADS-B, which covers most but not all aircraft.