Tuscola Area Airport (KCFS), Michigan
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Tuscola Area Airport (KCFS), also known by its IATA code TZC, is a public-use, non-towered field in Caro, Michigan, sitting at 704 feet elevation. The airport serves a modest volume of business aviation traffic, with FAA TFMSC data recording 45 total annual operations and 8 business aviation operations for 2025. Its longer paved runway, 06/24, spans 4,302 feet, while a 2,277-foot turf strip, 13/31, offers a secondary landing surface. No customs facility is located onsite; the nearest is 3CM, roughly 20.30 nautical miles away.
Runways
Tuscola Area Airport has two paved and unpaved runways. The longest, 06/24, is 4,302 ft long and 75 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Tuscola Area Airport has Jet A+ and 100LL available on the field. The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Tuscola Area Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is 3CM, 20 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Tuscola Area Airport recorded 8 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in October. Business aviation traffic at KCFS is concentrated in March, September, and October, with no recorded business aviation operations in most other months of the year.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month October, 4 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Tuscola Area Airport averages 4.0 days above 90°F in July, 29.1 freeze days in January and 4.4 snow days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 81.9°F, and January the coldest, at 29.4°F.
Weather station is 2.8 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Tuscola Area Airport has published operating constraints in four categories: access, runway notes, environmental and other notes.
For clearance delivery, contact Great Lakes Approach; when the approach facility is closed, contact Cleveland ARTCC.
Activate the PAPI for runways 06 and 24 and the medium intensity runway lights for runway 06/24 via CTAF. The PAPI for runways 06 and 24 operates continuously from dawn to dusk.
Runway markings consist of 3-foot yellow cones.
The controlling obstruction exceeds a 45-degree slope.
The approach ratio is 20:1 to the displaced threshold.
Remote-control aircraft operations take place south of the runway intersection.
Deer and large birds are present on and in the vicinity of the airport.
The PAPI is unusable beyond 9 degrees left of centerline.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Tuscola Area Airport has five airfields within 38 NM. The closest is Saginaw County / H W Browne (KHYX), 18.24 NM west.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KCFS
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Frequently asked questions
What runways are available at KCFS?
Tuscola Area Airport (KCFS) offers two runways. Runway 06/24 is a 4,302-foot paved asphalt surface, 75 feet wide, suitable for most business aircraft operating into this field. Runway 13/31 is a 2,277-foot turf strip, 110 feet wide, providing a secondary option for aircraft suited to unpaved surfaces. There is no operating control tower at KCFS.
Is fuel available at KCFS?
KCFS carries 100LL and A+ fuel, and Jet A is also available on the field. The airport operates on an irregular attendance schedule outside of standard hours, so fuel service availability should be confirmed relative to that schedule. Tuscola Area Airport is a non-towered public-use field in Caro, Michigan.
Where is the nearest customs facility to KCFS?
The nearest customs facility to Tuscola Area Airport (KCFS) is located about 20.30 nautical miles away at 3CM. KCFS itself does not list onsite customs processing in its facility data. Operators requiring customs clearance should plan to route through the 3CM facility rather than expecting onsite service at CFS.
What obstacle and approach guidance applies at KCFS?
At KCFS, remarks note a controlling obstruction that exceeds a 45-degree slope, and the approach ratio to the displaced threshold is 20:1. The PAPI serving runways 06 and 24 is also noted as unusable beyond 9 degrees left of centerline. Pilots operating into Tuscola Area Airport should account for these published obstacle and approach limitations during approach planning.