FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 27C |
| Lat/Long: | 43-37-45.0970N / 085-15-45.1290W
43-37.751617N / 085-15.752150W
43.6291936 / -85.2625358
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1022 ft. / 312 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 04W (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles W of MECOSTA, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 49332 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1950 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LAN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD
ARPT CLSD WHEN RYS ARE SNOW COVERED OR WITH STANDING WATER. |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at RQB (12 nm NW): | 121.125 (231-796-0884) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| HICr082/20.0 | | WHITE CLOUD VOR/DME | | 117.60 | | 01W |
| MOPr276/22.8 | | MOUNT PLEASANT VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 05W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ALMA | | 317/27.7 | | 329 | | 05W | | AMN | .- -- -. |
| CADILLAC | | 174/39.3 | | 269 | | 04W | | CAD | -.-. .- -.. |
| WIGGINS | | 243/39.8 | | 209 | | 04W | | GDW | --. -.. .-- |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 2027 x 100 ft. / 618 x 30 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| Runway edge markings: | 09/27 & DSPLCD THLDS MKD WITH 18 INCH YELLOW CONES. |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 43-37.796500N | | 43-37.796500N |
| Longitude: | 085-15.922500W | | 085-15.459500W |
| Elevation: | 1022.0 ft. | | 1022.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 546 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 38 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 5:1 AT DSPLCD THLD OVER 34 FT TREE, 170 FT DSTC, 140 FT R. | | 18 ft. tree, 216 ft. from runway, 140 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 20:1 BASED ON STRAIGHT OUT. |
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 2010 x 100 ft. / 613 x 30 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| Runway edge markings: | 03/21 & DSPLCD THLDS MKD WITH 18 INCH YELLOW CONES. |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 43-37.606167N | | 43-37.801500N |
| Longitude: | 085-15.915333W | | 085-15.730500W |
| Elevation: | 1022.0 ft. | | 1022.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 760 ft. | | 460 ft. |
| Obstructions: | 53 ft. trees, 371 ft. from runway, 110 ft. left of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 20:1 AT DSPLCD THLDR OVR +90 FT TREES, 1800 FT DSTC, 0 FT B. | | 40 ft. trees, 30 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline
APCH RATIO 20:1 AT DSPLCD THLD OVER 38 FT TREES, 266 FT FM DSPLCD THLD, 125 FT L. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | VILLAGE OF MECOSTA
115 W. MAIN ST
MECOSTA, MI 49332
Phone 231-972-7116 |
| Manager: | TOM SHORTSLE
11087 75 TH AVE
MECOSTA, MI 49332
Phone 231-250-5441 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: 100/year * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2010 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NO SNOW REMOVAL. |
| - | MODEL AIRCRAFT OPERATE ON RY 09/27 EAST OF RY 03/21 INTERSECTION. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 27C.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
13C - Lakeview-Griffith Field Airport (11 nm S)
KRQB - Roben-Hood Airport (12 nm NW)
KMOP - Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (23 nm E)
48D - Clare Municipal Airport (26 nm NE)
7D3 - Baldwin Municipal Airport (29 nm NW)
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Times for 18-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:40 | | 09:40 |
| Sunrise | | 06:14 | | 10:14 |
| Sunset | | 21:01 | | 01:01 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:35 | | 01:35 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 12:34:56 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 18-May-2013 08:34:56 |
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KMOP
23nm E | 181214Z AUTO 03004KT 10SM SCT060 OVC080 11/08 A3019 RMK AO2 T01050082
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KGRR
46nm S | 181138Z 1812/1912 09008KT P6SM BKN120 FM181800 11008KT P6SM BKN050
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