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3CM James Clements Municipal Airport
Bay City, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: 3CM
Lat/Long: 43-32-49.0000N / 083-53-43.7000W
43-32.816667N / 083-53.728333W
43.5469444 / -83.8954722
(estimated)
Elevation: 585 ft. / 178.3 m (surveyed)
Variation: 04W (1980)
From city: 3 miles S of BAY CITY, MI
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 48708

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1940
Sectional chart: DETROIT
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CLEVELAND CENTER
FSS: LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: LAN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0800-DUSK
Pattern altitude: 1585 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT MIRL RYS 18/36 & 05/23, PAPI RYS 23, 18 & 36 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.
International operations: customs landing rights airport

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.725
SAGINAW APPROACH: 120.95
SAGINAW DEPARTURE: 120.95
WX AWOS-3 at HYX (7 nm S): 118.325 (989-752-3408)
WX AWOS-3 at MBS (8 nm W): PHONE 989-695-2488
WX AWOS-3 at IKW (17 nm NW): 119.525 (989-835-5841)
  • APCH/DEP PROVIDED BY CLEVELAND ARTCC ON FREQS 127.7/307.8 (SAGINAW RCAG) WHEN SAGINAW APCH CONTROL CLOSED.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MBSr086/8.0SAGINAW VOR/DME112.9003W
FNTr355/35.4FLINT VORTAC116.9006W
MOPr102/36.9MOUNT PLEASANT VOR/DME110.6005W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
BROWNE353/7.138506WHYX .... -.-- -..-
WIGGINS139/35.720904WGDW --. -.. .--

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 3798 x 75 ft. / 1158 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 43-33.143655N43-32.519822N
Longitude: 083-53.723695W083-53.666933W
Elevation: 584.5 ft.582.4 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 180 magnetic, 176 true000 magnetic, 356 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 76 ft. trees, 1730 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear65 ft. trees, 1445 ft. from runway, 19:1 slope to clear
8 FT BRUSH, 100 FT L, 195 FT DSTC

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 2600 x 75 ft. / 792 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
TWYS MARKED WITH REFLECTORS.
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 43-32.641252N43-32.945142N
Longitude: 083-53.984135W083-53.570063W
Elevation: 583.7 ft.584.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 049 magnetic, 045 true229 magnetic, 225 true
Displaced threshold: 226 ft.159 ft.
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 40 ft. trees, 1120 ft. from runway, 130 ft. left and right of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear
DIKE +4 FT HIGH 85 FT FM THR.
20 ft. road, 260 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 20:1 AT DSPLCD THLD.

Runway 9W/27W

Dimensions: 3500 x 500 ft. / 1067 x 152 m
Surface: water, in excellent condition
RUNWAY 9W  RUNWAY 27W
Elevation: 580.0 ft.580.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: nonenone
Runway end identifier lights: nono

Runway 18W/36W

Dimensions: 3500 x 500 ft. / 1067 x 152 m
Surface: water, in excellent condition
RUNWAY 18W  RUNWAY 36W
Elevation: 580.0 ft.580.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: nonenone
Runway end identifier lights: nono

Runway 13W/31W

Dimensions: 2600 x 400 ft. / 792 x 122 m
Surface: water, in excellent condition
RUNWAY 13W  RUNWAY 31W
Elevation: 580.0 ft.580.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: nonenone
Runway end identifier lights: nono

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: BAY CITY
301 WASHINGTON AVE.
BAY CITY, MI 48708
Phone 989-894-8229
CITY ENGINEERING DEPT.
Manager: DOUGLAS DODGE
614 S. RIVER RD
BAY CITY, MI 48708
Phone 989-895-8991

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 59
Single engine airplanes: 51
Multi engine airplanes: 5
Helicopters: 1
Ultralights: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 25/day *
50% transient general aviation
50% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2010

Additional Remarks

OCNL SEAPLANE & AGRICULTURAL OPNS; AEROBATIC MANEUVERS & SKYDIVING ACTIVITY AT ARPT.
SHIP BUOYS IN RIVER CHANNEL.
NUMEROUS SEA GULLS & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
RYS 05 & 36 OCNL +100 FT HIGH SHIPS TRAVERSING APCH SFCS DURING NAVIGABLE SEASONS 600-800 FT FROM THLDS.
ULTRALIGHT ACTVTY ON & INVOF ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18   download (184KB)
VOR-A   download (194KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHYX - Saginaw County H.W. Browne Airport (7 nm S)
KMBS - MBS International Airport (8 nm W)
KIKW - Jack Barstow Airport (17 nm NW)
KCFS - Tuscola Area Airport (20 nm E)
KRNP - Owosso Community Airport (35 nm S)
 
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Photo taken 09-Mar-2009

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 18-May-2013
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3509:35
Sunrise06:0910:09
Sunset20:5500:55
Evening civil twilight21:2901:29

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-May-2013 12:11:57
Local (UTC-4)  18-May-2013 08:11:57
 
METAR
KHYX 
7nm S 
181132Z AUTO 02003KT 10SM SCT070 OVC085 12/09 A3018 RMK AO2
KMBS 
8nm W 
181053Z 06005KT 10SM BKN060 OVC080 12/09 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP223 T01220094
KIKW 
17nm NW 
181133Z AUTO 07004KT 10SM -RA SCT065 BKN085 OVC110 12/09 A3017 RMK AO2 T01150091
TAF
KMBS 
8nm W 
181135Z 1812/1912 06006KT P6SM BKN070 OVC100 FM181400 07010KT P6SM SCT070 BKN150 FM190300 09005KT P6SM BKN250 FM190900 11003KT 4SM BR BKN010
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
James Clements Municipal Airport 989-895-8991
no information available

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100LL
SS $5.50 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the James Clements Municipal Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the James Clements Municipal Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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Hotels near James Clements Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
VALU INN 2.9 73-86
BAY VALLEY RESORT & CONFERENCE CENTRE 3.2 90-91
DELTA MOTEL BAY CITY 3.2 45-300
BAY MOTEL 3.3 
3 PALMS INN AND SUITES 3.3 
DOUBLETREE BY HILTON BAY CITY - RIVERFRONT 3.4 119-169
NORTHGATE INN SAGINAW 5.1 
FAIRFIELD INN BY MARRIOTT BAY CITY 5.3 101-119
RESIDENCE INN MARRIOTT SAGINAW 5.6 129-130
KNIGHTS INN SAGINAW 5.6 55-60
COUNTRY INN & SUITES SAGINAW 5.7 90-130
SPRINGHILL SUITES SAGINAW 5.7 139-140
FAIRFIELD BY MARRIOTT SAGINAW MI 5.7 130-131
COMFORT SUITES SAGINAW 5.7 130-135
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL & SUITES BAY CITY 5.7 127-180
FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON SAGINAW 5.8 109-114
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL & SUITES SAGINAW 5.8 119-170
SUPER 8 SAGINAW 5.8 55-60

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near James Clements Municipal Airport

7 in Bay City
16 in Saginaw
1 in Bridgeport
6 in Frankenmuth
10 in Midland
 

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