FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 34U |
| Lat/Long: | 44-50-20.0080N / 085-25-52.2530W
44-50.333467N / 085-25.870883W
44.8388911 / -85.4311814
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 645 ft. / 197 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 04W (1985) |
| From city: | 4 miles S of ELK RAPIDS, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 49690 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | CLOSED INDEFINITELY |
| Activation date: | 06/1988 |
| Sectional chart: | GREEN BAY |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LAN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Pattern altitude: | 1645 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX ASOS at TVC (9 nm SW): | PHONE 231-933-0401 |
| WX AWOS-3 at ACB (13 nm NE): | 119.275 (231-533-8941) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| TVCr028/11.4 | | TRAVERSE CITY VORTAC | | 114.60 | | 02W |
| CGGr294/(31.4) | | GRAYLING VOR | | 109.80 | | 06W |
| GLRr257/32.6 | | GAYLORD VOR/DME | | 109.20 | | 06W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| GWENN | | 004/6.3 | | 365 | | 05W | | TV | - ...- |
| CLAM LAKE | | 251/8.9 | | 251 | | 05W | | CXK | -.-. -..- -.- |
| GRAYLING | | 288/26.2 | | 359 | | 06W | | GYG | --. -.-- --. |
| CHARLEVOIX | | 199/28.6 | | 392 | | 05W | | CVX | -.-. ...- -..- |
| BOYNE FALLS | | 234/29.2 | | 263 | | 06W | | BFA | -... ..-. .- |
| CADILLAC | | 003/33.8 | | 269 | | 04W | | CAD | -.-. .- -.. |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 2975 x 100 ft. / 907 x 30 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 44-50.628000N | | 44-50.138500N |
| Longitude: | 085-25.887500W | | 085-25.887500W |
| Elevation: | 625.0 ft. | | 625.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | 40 ft. trees, 70 ft. left of centerline
ALSO + 60 FT TREES 1200 FT DSTC, 26 FT TREE, 520 FT DSTC, 0 FT B; APCH RATIO 20:1 BASED ON STRAIGHT OUT. | | 64 ft. pline, 1600 ft. from runway, 25:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | DORANCE AMOS
8443 CAIRN HWY
ELK RAPIDS, MI 49629
Phone 231-620-4300 |
| Manager: | JULIA POLLISTER AMOS
8443 CARIN HWY
ELK RAPIDS, MI 49629
Phone 231-620-4300 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: 20/year * | | 100% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ORCHARD/CROPS BOTH SIDES OF RY. |
| - | RY SLOPES DOWN FM SOUTH TO NORTH. |
| - | DEER & BIRDS INVOF ARPT. |
| - | RY ROUGH, UNEVEN, ROLLING. GRASS MAY NOT BE MOWED. TRUCKS PARKED ON RY EDGE, SOUTH END. |
| - | EXTENSIVE UNMANED AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY (UAV). |
| - | PAEW ON & ADJ. TO RY. |
| - | (ARPT STATUS) ARPT CLSD INDEFLY. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 34U.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KTVC - Cherry Capital Airport (9 nm SW)
KACB - Antrim County Airport (13 nm NE)
KCVX - Charlevoix Municipal Airport (29 nm N)
KBFA - Boyne Mountain Airport (29 nm NE)
KGOV - Grayling Army Airfield (31 nm E)
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Times for 14-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:15 | | 12:15 |
| Sunrise | | 07:45 | | 12:45 |
| 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) | 14-Feb-2012 14:10:51 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 14-Feb-2012 09:10:51 |
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| METAR |
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KTVC
9nm SW | 141353Z 17004KT 3SM -SN BR OVC030 M02/M04 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP092 P0000 T10171039
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KACB
13nm NE | 141355Z AUTO 18004KT 2 1/2SM -SN BKN018 OVC034 M02/M04 A2978 RMK AO2 T10171038
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KTVC
9nm SW | 141122Z 1412/1512 VRB03KT 6SM -SN SCT016 OVC025 TEMPO 1412/1415 3SM -SN OVC016 FM141900 24006KT P6SM OVC014 FM142300 VRB03KT 6SM BR OVC008 FM150700 VRB03KT P6SM OVC012
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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