FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008
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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Savings 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 | | 316/27.7 | | 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 poor condition
SFC ROUGH. |
| 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: | 14 ft. road, 38 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 20:1 AT DSPLCD THLD THLD OVR +36 FT TREES, 720 FT FM DSPLCD THLD. | | 20 ft. brdg, 80 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear |
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 2010 x 100 ft. / 613 x 30 m |
| Surface: | turf, in poor condition
SFC ROUGH |
| 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: | 51 ft. trees, 357 ft. from runway, 108 ft. left of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 20:1 AT DSPLCD THR OVR 90 FT TREE; 1800 FT FM DSPLCD THR. | | 34 ft. trees, 125 ft. right of centerline
APCH RATIO 7:1 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: 150/year * | | 100% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NO SNOW REMOVAL. |
| - | MODEL AIRCRAFT AREA EAST OF RY 03/21 INTERSECTION. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 27C.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
13C - Lakeview Airport-Griffith Field (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 20-Nov-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:12 | | 12:12 |
| Sunrise | | 07:44 | | 12:44 |
| Sunset | | 17:10 | | 22:10 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:42 | | 22:42 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 20-Nov-2008 13:49:24 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 20-Nov-2008 08:49:24 |
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| METAR |
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KRQB
12nm NW | 201335Z AUTO 31011KT 10SM -SN SCT011 BKN027 OVC060 M01/M03 A3008 RMK AO2
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KMOP
23nm E | 201337Z AUTO 32009G16KT 10SM BKN034 OVC060 00/M03 A3005 RMK AO2
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KGRR
46nm S | 201120Z 2012/2112 32015G25KT P6SM VCSH OVC025 FM201400 33016G26KT 5SM -SHSN OVC025 FM210000 33012KT P6SM SCT025 OVC050
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