FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 24C |
| Lat/Long: | 42-57-14.1120N / 085-20-38.0610W
42-57.235200N / 085-20.634350W
42.9539200 / -85.3439058
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 681 ft. / 207.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04W (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile N of LOWELL, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 49331 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1946 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LAN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0900-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | RDO-CTL
ACTVT LIRL RY 12/30 - CTAF. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX ASOS at GRR (9 nm SW): | PHONE 616-956-3224 |
| WX AWOS-3 at Y70 (12 nm E): | 118.9 (616-523-1852) |
| WX AWOS-A at 8D4 (18 nm NW): | 132.95 (616-887-2039) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| GRRr038/12.1 | | GRAND RAPIDS VOR/DME | | 115.95 | | 04W |
| LANr302/31.8 | | LANSING VORTAC | | 110.80 | | 05W |
| MKGr114/33.1 | | MUSKEGON VORTAC | | 115.20 | | 01W |
| BTLr356/38.9 | | BATTLE CREEK VORTAC | | 109.40 | | 02W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ALMA | | 233/33.0 | | 329 | | 05W | | AMN | .- -- -. |
| HOLLAND | | 078/37.0 | | 233 | | 03W | | HLM | .... .-.. -- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 2394 x 48 ft. / 730 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition
RY 12/30 EXTENSIVE CRACKING LEN RY. |
| Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RYS 12 & 30 MKGS FADED.
RYS 12 & 30 NSTD MKGS; RY NRS, CTRLN & THLD MKGS. |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 42-57.358500N | | 42-57.195000N |
| Longitude: | 085-20.925333W | | 085-20.448000W |
| Elevation: | 681.0 ft. | | 681.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 603 ft. | | 597 ft. |
| Markings: | NSTD, in poor condition | | NSTD, in poor condition |
| Obstructions: | 88 ft. tree, 1256 ft. from runway, 200 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 0:1 AT DSPLCD THR; +70 FT TREE, 0 FT FM DSPLCD THLD, 120 FT L; 20:1 OVR 70 FT TREE, 1420 FT DSTC, 120 L. | | 40 ft. trees, 201 ft. from runway
30-50 FT TREES, L/R, 6 FT FENCE, 0 DSTC, 120 R. |
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 2700 x 100 ft. / 823 x 30 m |
| Surface: | turf, in poor condition
LARGE AREAS OF DIRT, RY ROUGH & UNEVEN. |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 42-57.180500N | | 42-57.281167N |
| Longitude: | 085-20.874833W | | 085-20.528500W |
| Elevation: | 681.0 ft. | | 681.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 1100 ft.
RWY 06/24 & DSPLD THLDS MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES. | | 1200 ft. |
| Markings: | none, in fair condition | | none, in fair condition |
| Obstructions: | 40 ft. trees, 7 ft. from runway, 78 ft. right of centerline
APCH RATIO 34:1 BASED ON 43 FT TREE, 50 FT R, 1224 FT FROM DSPLD THLD. | | 40 ft. trees, 27 ft. from runway
APCH RATIO 20:1 AT DSPLD THLD OVR +70 FT TREES, 1400 FT DSTC. 0 B |
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 1940 x 100 ft. / 591 x 30 m |
| Surface: | turf, in poor condition
RY ROUGH & UNEVEN. |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 42-57.300167N | | 42-57.035000N |
| Longitude: | 085-20.648333W | | 085-20.468333W |
| Elevation: | 681.0 ft. | | 681.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 582 ft.
RWY 15/33 & DSPLD THLDS MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES. | | 388 ft. |
| Markings: | none, in good condition | | none, in fair condition |
| Obstructions: | 30 ft. tree
APCH RATIO 20:1 AT DSPLCD THR. | | 30 ft. pole, 15 ft. from runway, 120 ft. right of centerline
APCH RATIO 8:1 AT DSPLCD THLD:60 FT TREE 486 DSTC, 114 R. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF LOWELL
301 E MAIN ST
LOWELL, MI 49331
Phone 616-897-8457 |
| Manager: | JAMES W. SOWLE
770 LINCOLN LAKE AVE S
LOWELL, MI 49331
Phone 616-897-2530 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 15 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 14 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 48/week * | | 80% | local general aviation | | 20% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2010 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | SNOW REMOVAL RY 12/30 ONLY. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 24C.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KGRR - Gerald R. Ford International Airport (9 nm SW)
6D6 - Greenville Municipal Airport (12 nm N)
Y70 - Ionia County Airport (12 nm E)
9D9 - Hastings Airport (17 nm S)
8D4 - Paul C. Miller-Sparta Airport (18 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Ren Wall
Taken in August 2004
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Times for 12-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:15 | | 12:15 |
| Sunrise | | 07:44 | | 12:44 |
| Sunset | | 18:07 | | 23:07 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:37 | | 23:37 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 18:05:18 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 12-Feb-2012 13:05:18 |
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| METAR |
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KGRR
9nm SW | 121653Z 28014KT 10SM FEW024 M03/M10 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP237 T10331100
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| TAF |
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KGRR
9nm SW | 121722Z 1218/1318 28014KT P6SM SCT030 FM130900 24007KT P6SM SCT250
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