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27C Mecosta Morton Airport
Mecosta, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009

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
HICr082/20.0WHITE CLOUD VOR/DME117.6001W
MOPr276/22.8MOUNT PLEASANT VOR/DME110.6005W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ALMA316/27.732905WAMN .- -- -.
CADILLAC174/39.326904WCAD -.-. .- -..
WIGGINS243/39.820904WGDW --. -.. .--

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: 43-37.796500N43-37.796500N
Longitude: 085-15.922500W085-15.459500W
Elevation: 1022.0 ft.1022.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: 546 ft.no
Markings: nonenone
Runway end identifier lights: nono
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: 43-37.606167N43-37.801500N
Longitude: 085-15.915333W085-15.730500W
Elevation: 1022.0 ft.1022.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3109:31
Sunrise06:0710:07
Sunset21:2401:24
Evening civil twilight22:0002:00

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Jul-2009 06:27:00
Local (UTC-4)  05-Jul-2009 02:27:00
 
METAR
KRQB 
12nm NW 
050616Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 12/12 A2997 RMK AO2
KMOP 
23nm E 
050616Z AUTO 00000KT 2 1/2SM BR CLR 13/13 A2995 RMK AO2
TAF
KGRR 
46nm S 
050525Z 0506/0606 VRB04KT P6SM SCT250 FM050700 00000KT 4SM BR SKC FM051100 21003KT 1SM BR SKC FM051400 27007KT P6SM SCT250
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