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

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008

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
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RYS 18/36 & 05/23, PAPI RYS 23, 18 & 36 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
International operations: customs landing rights airport

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
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
  • 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: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
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: 22 ft. trees, 290 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear8 ft. brush, 201 ft. from runway, 90 ft. left of centerline
8 FT BRUSH, 100 FT L, 195 FT DSTC

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 2599 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 of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 34:1 AT DSPLCD THR.
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
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
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
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: 58
Single engine airplanes: 51
Multi engine airplanes: 5
Jet airplanes: 1
Helicopters: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 31/day *
50% transient general aviation
50% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006

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.
GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU SAGINAW CD & FLT SVCS.
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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18   download (222KB)
VOR-A   download (242KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (26KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHYX - Saginaw County H.W. Browne Airport (7 nm S)
KMBS - MBS International Airport (8 nm W)
3BS - Jack Barstow Airport (17 nm NW)
KCFS - Tuscola Area Airport (20 nm E)
KRNP - Owosso Community Airport (35 nm S)
 
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From to 3CM

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-May-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4509:45
Sunrise06:1710:17
Sunset20:4700:47
Evening civil twilight21:1901:19

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-May-2008 03:08:55
Local (UTC-4)  09-May-2008 23:08:55
 
METAR
KHYX 
7nm S 
100255Z AUTO 02004KT 10SM SCT080 09/03 A2986 RMK AO2
KMBS 
8nm W 
100253Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/03 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP120 T01000033 51012
TAF
KMBS 
8nm W 
092324Z 100024 05009KT P6SM OVC090 FM0900 01005KT P6SM SKC FM1600 03005KT P6SM FEW060
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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 ($)
ECONO LODGE BAY CITY 2.8 57-59
BAY VALLEY HOTEL AND RESORT 3.2 119-133
HOTEL BAY VALLEY 3.2 76-110
DELTA MOTEL BAY CITY 3.2 55-60
DOUBLETREE BAY CITY RIVERFRONT 3.5 109-194
FAIRFIELD INN BAY CITY 5.3 76-100
KNIGHTS INN SAGINAW 5.6 66-67
HAMPTON INN SAGINAW 5.7 
RESIDENCE INN SAGINAW 5.7 144-159
FAIRFIELD BY MARRIOTT SAGINAW MI 5.7 74-76
COMFORT SUITES SAGINAW 5.7 80-84
FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON SAGINAW 5.8 87-140
SUPER 8 SAGINAW MI 5.8 60-72

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

1 in Bay City, GA
6 in Bay City
11 in Saginaw
2 in Bridgeport
4 in Frankenmuth
8 in Midland
 

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