Dowagiac Municipal (C91), Michigan
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Dowagiac Municipal (C91) is a small public-use airport in Michigan with a single paved runway and a turf crosswind strip. Business aviation traffic seen by the FAA is light, concentrated in the summer months.
Runways
Dowagiac Municipal has two paved and unpaved runways. The longest, 09/27, is 4,700 ft long and 100 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Dowagiac Municipal has 100LL available on the field. The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Dowagiac Municipal does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is South Bend International (KSBN), 19 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Dowagiac Municipal recorded 25 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in August. Business aviation traffic at Dowagiac Muni is concentrated in the summer months, peaking in August according to FAA TFMSC data.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month August, 11 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Dowagiac Municipal averages 4.5 days above 90°F in July and 29.0 freeze days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 81.5°F, and January the coldest, at 31.1°F.
Weather station is on the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Dowagiac Municipal has published operating constraints in four categories: access, runway notes, environmental and other notes.
For clearance delivery, contact South Bend Approach. When South Bend Approach is closed, contact Chicago ARTCC for clearance delivery instead.
MIRL for Runway 09/27, PAPI for Runways 09 and 27, and REIL for Runways 09 and 27 are pilot-activated on CTAF.
Crops 2 feet tall extend 2 feet above the surface, located 75 feet from the runway and 250 feet left and right.
The displaced threshold on Runway 04/22 and Runway 22 is marked with 3-foot yellow cones.
The approach ratio at the displaced threshold is 20:1.
Model radio-controlled aircraft operations take place on the east side of Runway 04/22.
Deer and large birds are present on and in the vicinity of the airport.
Self-service fuel is available 24 hours.
For admin building access, depress switch V, then III and II simultaneously, then I.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Dowagiac Municipal has five airfields within 20 NM. The closest is Jerry Tyler Memorial, 10.37 NM southwest.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at C91
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at C91.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
Is fuel available at Dowagiac Municipal (C91)?
Dowagiac Municipal offers self-service 100LL fuel available 24 hours. The field has no Jet A. There is no on-site attendant, as the airport operates on an unattended schedule.
What runways does C91 have?
Dowagiac Municipal has two runways: 09/27, a 4,700-foot paved asphalt strip 100 feet wide, and 04/22, a 2,176-foot turf runway also 100 feet wide. Runway 04/22 has a displaced threshold marked with yellow cones.
How does clearance delivery work at Dowagiac Municipal?
Pilots at Dowagiac Municipal (C91) contact South Bend Approach for clearance delivery. If South Bend Approach is closed, clearance delivery is handled by Chicago ARTCC instead.