Nartron Field
Encyclopedia
Nartron Field is an airport
located 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Reed City
, Michigan
, US
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An area east of runway 17/35 and north of the abandoned building is used by local RC model aircraft
enthusiasts to fly model aircraft.
, 17/35, is in poor condition and the surface is cracked and scattered with stones. Vegetation grows through cracks.
An abandoned runway intersects runway 17/35. Its direction is approximately 8/26, it is roughly 2500 ft. long, and its surface is asphalt, in extremely poor condition.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Reed City
Reed City, Michigan
Reed City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 2,430. It is the county seat of Osceola County.It is the home town of author Timothy James Bazzett.-Geography:...
, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
, US
United States
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History
Originally known as Miller Airport, the facility was purchased by Nartron Corporation in the 1970's to house its engineering and manufacturing operations. These operations have since been moved to another location.Facilities
An abandoned terminal building, including a defunct control tower, sits on the southeast corner of the airport. It is locked and has nothing to offer to visiting aircraft.An area east of runway 17/35 and north of the abandoned building is used by local RC model aircraft
Radio-controlled model
A radio-controlled model is a model that is steerable with the use of radio control. All types of vehicles imaginable have had RC systems installed in them, including cars, boats, planes, and even helicopters and scale railway locomotives....
enthusiasts to fly model aircraft.
Runways
The only runwayRunway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
, 17/35, is in poor condition and the surface is cracked and scattered with stones. Vegetation grows through cracks.
An abandoned runway intersects runway 17/35. Its direction is approximately 8/26, it is roughly 2500 ft. long, and its surface is asphalt, in extremely poor condition.