Gaylord Regional Airport (IATA: GLR, ICAO: KGLR, FAA LID: GLR) is a county-owned, public-use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) southwest of the central business district of Gaylord, a city in Otsego County, Michigan, United States.[1] It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a local general aviation facility.[2]

Gaylord Regional Airport
Main terminal building
IATA: GLR ICAO: KGLR FAA LID: GLR
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	County of Otsego
Serves	Gaylord, Michigan
Elevation AMSL	1,328 ft / 405 m
Coordinates	45°00′47″N 084°42′12″W
Map
GLR Location of airport in Michigan Show map of Michigan GLR GLR (the United States) Show map of the United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 9/27 6,579 2,005 Asphalt 18/36 4,200 1,280 Asphalt
Statistics (2008)
Aircraft operations 8,118 Based aircraft 39
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Facilities and aircraft

Gaylord Regional Airport covers an area of 1,572 acres (636 ha) at an elevation of 1,328 feet (405 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 9/27 is 6,579 by 150 feet (2,005 by 46 m) and 18/36 is 4,200 by 75 feet (1,280 by 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2008, the airport had 8,118 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 22 per day. At that time there were 39 aircraft based at this airport: 59% single-engine, 33% multi-engine, 3% jet, 3% helicopter, and 3% ultralight.[1]

The airport is staffed seven days a week from 7:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.. It is listed as a tier one airport in all categories of the Michigan Airport System Plan. The airport is accessible by road from Van Tyle Road, and is close to M-32 and Interstate 75.

References

External links

• Gaylord Regional Airport, official site
• "Gaylord, Otsego County (GLR)" (PDF). (152 KB) at Michigan DOT Airport Directory
• Aerial image as of April 1998 from USGS The National Map
• FAA Terminal Procedures for GLR, effective July 14, 2022

• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for GLR
  • AirNav airport information for KGLR
  • ASN accident history for GLR
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures