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35C Wells Airport
Rockford, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: 35C
Lat/Long: 43-07-42.1010N / 085-30-19.1060W
43-07.701683N / 085-30.318433W
43.1283614 / -85.5053072
(estimated)
Elevation: 890 ft. / 271 m (estimated)
Variation: 04W (1985)
From city: 3 miles NE of ROCKFORD, MI
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 49341

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 06/1965
Sectional chart: CHICAGO
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: LAN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MAY-NOV DAYLIGHT HOURS
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX ASOS at GRR (15 nm S): PHONE 616-956-3224

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
GRRr003/20.5GRAND RAPIDS VOR/DME115.9504W
MKGr097/23.5MUSKEGON VORTAC115.2001W
HICr162/28.3WHITE CLOUD VOR/DME117.6001W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ALMA255/33.632905WAMN .- -- -.
HOLLAND058/34.923303WHLM .... .-.. --

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 2200 x 100 ft. / 671 x 30 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
Runway edge markings: RY 18 /36 & DSPLD THLD MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 43-07.886000N43-07.517167N
Longitude: 085-30.318333W085-30.318333W
Elevation: 890.0 ft.890.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: no400 ft.
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 15 ft. tree, 2 ft. from runway, 60 ft. left of centerline
APCH RATIO 25:1 STRAIGHT OUT.
40 ft. tree, 30 ft. from runway, 120 ft. left of centerline
APCH RATIO 0:1 AT DSPLCD THLD BASED ON 60 FT TREES, 80R, 0 FT FM DSPLD THLD, 20:1 STRAIGHT OUT.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: TERRY FINGER
6530 11 MILE ROAD
ROCKFORD, MI 49341
Phone 616-866-7055
Manager: TERRY FINGER
6530 11 MILE RD
ROCKFORD, MI 49341
Phone 616-866-2546

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 2
Single engine airplanes: 1
Gliders airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 58/month *
71% local general aviation
29% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006

Additional Remarks

ARPT CLSD DEC TO APR.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 35C.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

8D4 - Paul C. Miller-Sparta Airport (8 nm W)
6D6 - Greenville Municipal Airport (11 nm E)
KGRR - Gerald R. Ford International Airport (15 nm S)
13C - Lakeview Airport-Griffith Field (22 nm NE)
Y70 - Ionia County Airport (23 nm SE)
 
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From to 35C

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Sep-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4410:44
Sunrise07:1311:13
Sunset20:0800:08
Evening civil twilight20:3700:37

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Sep-2008 18:45:46
Local (UTC-4)  05-Sep-2008 14:45:46
 
METAR
KGRR 
15nm S 
051753Z 31009KT 10SM FEW019 OVC032 19/13 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP132 T01890133 10194 20167 51020
KFFX 
28nm NW 
051835Z AUTO 36006KT 10SM BKN032 19/09 A2991 RMK AO2
TAF
KGRR 
15nm S 
051726Z 051818 35006KT P6SM BKN030 FM2000 35006KT P6SM BKN040 FM0000 35004KT P6SM SCT040 FM1500 21008KT P6SM BKN250
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Hotels in other cities near Wells Airport

1 in Comstock Park
34 in Grand Rapids
2 in Walker
2 in Kentwood
4 in Grandville
 

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