Frankfort Dow Memorial Field (KFKS), Michigan
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Frankfort Dow Memorial Field (KFKS) is a non-towered public airport in Frankfort, Michigan, serving light general aviation and business traffic. According to FAA TFMSC data, the field recorded 148 business aviation operations in 2025, with a single paved runway available for arrivals and departures.
Runways
Frankfort Dow Memorial Field has one paved runway, 15/33, 4,050 ft long and 75 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Frankfort Dow Memorial Field has 100LL available on the field. The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Frankfort Dow Memorial Field does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Green Bay / Austin Straubel International (KGRB), 83 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Frankfort Dow Memorial Field recorded 148 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in August. Business aviation traffic at KFKS is concentrated in the summer months, peaking in August according to FAA TFMSC data, with little to no activity in the winter.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month August, 38 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Frankfort Dow Memorial Field averages 0.5 days above 90°F in July, 29.1 freeze days in January and 10.1 snow days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 77.4°F, and January the coldest, at 28.6°F.
Weather station is on the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Frankfort Dow Memorial Field has published operating constraints in four categories: access, runway notes, environmental and other notes.
Hang glider activity occurs along the Lake Michigan lakeshore.
REIL for runway 33, PAPI for runway 33, and MIRL for runway 15/33 are pilot-activated via CTAF; three microphone clicks turns the lighting off.
The approach ratio is 17:1 to the displaced threshold.
The approach ratio is 18:1 to the displaced threshold.
Deer and birds are present on and in the vicinity of the airport.
Self-service fuel is available via credit card.
Access to the admin building requires entering the code 5-3-2-1 on the keypad.
For clearance delivery, contact Minneapolis ARTCC.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Frankfort Dow Memorial Field has five airfields within 48 NM. The closest is Manistee County / Blacker (KMBL), 21.27 NM south.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KFKS
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 KFKS.
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 KFKS?
KFKS, Frankfort Dow Memorial Field, offers self-service 100LL fuel via credit card. There is no Jet A on the field, and attendance follows an irregular schedule, so pilots should plan fuel stops accordingly.
What runway does Frankfort Dow Memorial Field have?
Frankfort Dow Memorial Field (KFKS) has a single paved runway, 15/33, measuring 4,050 feet by 75 feet with an asphalt surface. The airport is non-towered and sits at an elevation of 633 feet.
Where is the nearest customs facility to KFKS?
The nearest customs airport to KFKS is Green Bay, Wisconsin (KGRB), located about 83 nautical miles away. Frankfort Dow Memorial Field itself has no onsite customs processing.