Airports / Michigan / ARB
Ann Arbor Municipal Airport
KARB / ARBAnn Arbor, MichiganELEV 839 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#5 / 47
Michigan airports by Google rating
5.0★ across 3 Google ratings — ranked against 47 rated MI fields.
10 nm
To the nearest alternate
Willow Run Airport (YIP) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Ann Arbor Municipal Airport (KARB / ARB) operates as a general aviation field. The airport sits 839 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into ARB for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Willow Run Airport (YIP, 10 nm), Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW, 17 nm), and Oakland County International Airport (PTK, 30 nm).
Charter pricing from ARB depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Ann Arbor.
Field capability
ICAO
KARB
IATA
ARB
FAA / Local
ARB
Elevation
839 ft
Coordinates
42.2230° N · 83.7456° W
Airspace
D · DeltaClass D — DeltaA control tower runs the immediate airspace. Pilots establish two-way radio contact before entering — typical for busy business-aviation fields.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs MI fields
state range 580–1,328 ft
At 839 ft, ARB sits higher than 67% of the 48 Michigan fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 10nmYIPWillow Run AirportDetroit
- 17nmDTWDetroit Metropolitan Wayne County AirportDetroit
- 30nmPTKOakland County International AirportPontiac
- 32nmJXNJackson County Airport/Reynolds FieldJackson
- 35nmDETColeman A. Young Municipal AirportDetroit
- 38nmTOLEugene F. Kranz Toledo Express AirportToledo
Location
Open the full mapKARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport · Ann Arbor, MI
From the ramp
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