Drummond Island Airport (KDRM), Michigan
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Drummond Island Airport (KDRM) is a small public-use field in Michigan's eastern Upper Peninsula, with two paved runways and no control tower. Business aviation activity here is light and highly seasonal, drawing mainly summer traffic to the island.
Runways
Drummond Island Airport has two paved runways. The longest, 08/26, is 4,000 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
Drummond Island Airport has 100LL and MOGAS available on the field. Fueling is available from 8am to 5pm, daily, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Drummond Island Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Chippewa County International (KCIU), 34 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Drummond Island Airport recorded 183 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in August. Business aviation traffic at KDRM concentrates heavily in the summer months, with July and August each seeing far more operations than any other month of the year, per FAA TFMSC data.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month August, 48 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Drummond Island Airport averages 0.3 days above 90°F in July, 30.4 freeze days in January and 7.1 snow days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 75.0°F, and January the coldest, at 23.9°F.
Weather station is 6.6 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Drummond Island Airport has published operating constraints in three categories: runway notes, environmental and other notes.
Golf carts and pedestrians cross runway 08/26 due to golf courses on both sides.
PAPI for runways 08 and 26, and MIRL for runway 08/26, are pilot-activated via CTAF.
Close-in obstructions include a 4 ft fence 20 ft from the runway; a 10 ft hill 10 ft from the runway, 50 ft left; an 18 ft building 97 ft from the runway, 50 ft right; and 50 ft trees 20 ft from the runway, 90 ft left and right.
Close-in obstructions include a 6 ft fence 54 ft from the runway; a 15 ft road 112 ft from the runway; and a 20 ft building at the runway edge, 200 ft right.
Runway markings consist of 3 ft yellow cones.
A catalogued obstruction exceeds a 45-degree slope.
The approach ratio is 4:1 to the displaced threshold, over a 75 ft tree located 321 ft from the runway, 247 ft left.
The center 20 ft of the runway, from the intersection of runway 08/26 north to the hangar line, is asphalt; the remainder of the runway is turf.
Deer, birds, and other wildlife are present on and in the vicinity of the airport.
A seaplane base (D22) is located 1.5 nautical miles north.
For clearance delivery, contact Minneapolis ARTCC.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Drummond Island Airport has five airfields within 39 NM. The closest is Bar River Airport, 28.74 NM northwest.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KDRM
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Frequently asked questions
What runways does KDRM have?
Drummond Island Airport (KDRM) has two paved runways: 08/26 at 4,000 by 75 feet and 01/19 at 2,500 by 150 feet, the latter surfaced as asphalt-turf. The airport has no control tower and lighting on 08/26 is pilot-activated via CTAF.
Is jet fuel available at Drummond Island Airport?
Drummond Island Airport (KDRM) does not stock Jet A. Fuel on the field is limited to 100LL and MOGAS, available during the posted attendance schedule of Monday through Saturday, 0800 to 1700 local.
Where does KDRM traffic clear customs?
KDRM has no onsite customs service. The nearest customs facility is Chippewa County International Airport (KCIU), located about 33.6 nautical miles away.