Airports / Michigan / TVC
Cherry Capital Airport
KTVC / TVCTraverse City, MichiganELEV 624 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
40 nm
To the nearest alternate
Manistee County Blacker Airport (MBL).
Overview
Located in Traverse City, Michigan, Cherry Capital Airport (KTVC / TVC) operates as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 624 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
For charter flyers, TVC is a home base: 45 North Flight operates from the field. The closest alternate fields are Manistee County Blacker Airport (MBL, 40 nm), Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County Airport (PLN, 60 nm), and Delta County Airport (ESC, 87 nm).
Charter travelers heading this way can start with the Traverse City, MI destination guide for route and aircraft recommendations. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from TVC to plan your flight.
What fliers highlight
Staff & service
3/5 reviews“On a side note, even during the shutdown, the TSA agents were so incredibly friendly and helpful it actually threw me.”
Dawn Dulebohn5★ on Google
Terminal & facilities
2/5 reviews“Clean and pretty airport.”
UpNorth Life4★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Cherry Capital Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KTVC
IATA
TVC
FAA / Local
TVC
Elevation
624 ft
Coordinates
44.7414° N · 85.5822° 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
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs MI fields
state range 580–1,328 ft
At 624 ft, TVC sits lower than 85% of the 48 Michigan fields on the register.
Based charter operators1
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 40nmMBLManistee County Blacker AirportManistee
- 60nmPLNPellston Regional Airport of Emmet County AirportPellston
- 87nmESCDelta County AirportEscanaba
- 88nmAPNAlpena County Regional AirportAlpena
- 97nmMBSMBS International AirportFreeland
- 99nmMKGMuskegon County AirportMuskegon
Destinations served
Location
Open the full mapKTVC · Cherry Capital Airport · Traverse City, MI
From the ramp
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