Airports / Michigan / GLR
Gaylord Regional Airport
KGLR / GLRGaylord, MichiganELEV 1,328 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#21 / 47
Michigan airports by Google rating
4.6★ across 58 Google ratings — ranked against 47 rated MI fields.
34 nm
To the nearest alternate
Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County Airport (PLN) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Gaylord, Michigan, Gaylord Regional Airport (KGLR / GLR) operates as a general aviation field. The airport sits 1,328 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 GLR for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County Airport (PLN, 34 nm), Cherry Capital Airport (TVC, 41 nm), and Alpena County Regional Airport (APN, 49 nm).
Charter pricing from GLR depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Otsego County. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Gaylord.
What fliers highlight
Terminal & facilities
3/5 reviews“Nice cleaning in the bathroom stalls, which are big enough for 2 (or maybe even more!).”
epsteinislandenjoyer5★ on Google
Staff & service
3/5 reviews“The staff is polite and the terminal is friendly.”
David Barresi5★ on Google
FBO & ground handling
2/5 reviews“This was a really cool FBO.”
Kenneth Schulte5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Gaylord Regional Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KGLR
IATA
GLR
FAA / Local
GLR
Elevation
1,328 ft
Coordinates
45.0135° N · 84.7036° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs MI fields
state range 580–1,328 ft
At 1,328 ft, GLR sits higher than 98% 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.
- 34nmPLNPellston Regional Airport of Emmet County AirportPellston
- 41nmTVCCherry Capital AirportTraverse City
- 49nmAPNAlpena County Regional AirportAlpena
- 74nmCIUChippewa County International AirportKincheloe
- 80nmMBLManistee County Blacker AirportManistee
- 93nmMBSMBS International AirportFreeland
Location
Open the full mapKGLR · Gaylord Regional Airport · Gaylord, MI
From the ramp
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