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3RC Roscommon Conservation Airport
Roscommon, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 3RC
Lat/Long: 44-28-24.2784N / 084-34-00.5540W
44-28.404640N / 084-34.009233W
44.4734107 / -84.5668206
(estimated)
Elevation: 1156 ft. / 352 m (estimated)
Variation: 05W (1985)
From city: 2 miles SE of ROSCOMMON, MI
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 48653

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 12/1942
Sectional chart: LAKE HURON
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: LAN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: IREG
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Lights: RDO-CTL
ACTVT LIRL RY 09/27 - 122.7.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX ASOS at HTL (8 nm SW): 111.6 (989-366-4825)
WX AWOS-3 at GOV (14 nm NW): 119.075 (989-348-3127)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
HTLr037/8.1HOUGHTON LAKE VOR/DME111.6005W
CGGr157/(14.3)GRAYLING VOR109.8006W
BXZr316/21.5WEST BRANCH VOR/DME113.2006W
GLRr176/32.9GAYLORD VOR/DME109.2006W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
GRAYLING152/20.035906WGYG --. -.-- --.
HARDWOOD309/24.723606WBHW -... .... .--
WIGGINS357/30.520904WGDW --. -.. .--
CADILLAC076/38.226904WCAD -.-. .- -..
CLAM LAKE137/38.425105WCXK -.-. -..- -.-

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 3552 x 75 ft. / 1083 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Runway edge lights: non-standard
NSTD LIRL LOCATED 20 FT FM RY EDGE WITH 30-INCH RISERS.
Runway edge markings: RWY 27 MARKINGS FADED
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 44-28.395000N44-28.410000N
Longitude: 084-34.271667W084-33.455500W
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: 165 ft.no
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights: yes
09/27 REILS NON-STD; NON-FLASHING.
yes
Obstructions: 17 ft. trees, 201 ft. from runway
+15 FT ROAD 145 FT FM THLD, & +4 FT FENCE 85 FT FM THLD L/R.
60 ft. trees, 1706 ft. from runway, 25:1 slope to clear

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 2160 x 100 ft. / 658 x 30 m
Surface: turf, in poor condition
SFC ROUGH WITH PATCHES OF GRVL.
Runway edge markings: 18/36 MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 44-28.642333N44-28.286833N
Longitude: 084-33.957500W084-33.957500W
Elevation: 1156.0 ft.1156.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: no600 ft.
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 30 ft. trees, 210 ft. from runway, 133 ft. right of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear38 ft. trees, 417 ft. from runway, 10:1 slope to clear
RWY 36 APCH RATIO 20:1 AT DSPLCD THLD OVER 53 FT TREES, 1060 FT DSTC, 0B.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: MI DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
8717 N ROSCOMMON
ROSCOMMON, MI 48653
Phone 989-275-5151(DNR
Manager: BILL GREEN
8717 N ROSCOMMON
ROSCOMMON, MI 48653
Phone 989-275-5151(DNR
ALSO EXT 2051 FOR OFFICE & EXT 2247 FOR HGR.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 4
Single engine airplanes: 4
    
Aircraft operations: avg 67/month *
75% transient general aviation
25% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2007

Additional Remarks

RY 18/36 CLSD NOV-APR & WHEN SNOW COVERED.
DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 3RC.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHTL - Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport (8 nm SW)
KGOV - Grayling Army Airfield (14 nm NW)
Y31 - West Branch Community Airport (22 nm SE)
KGDW - Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport (30 nm S)
KGLR - Gaylord Regional Airport (33 nm N)
 
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From to 3RC

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2509:25
Sunrise06:0110:01
Sunset21:2501:25
Evening civil twilight22:0102:01

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Jul-2009 08:17:54
Local (UTC-4)  05-Jul-2009 04:17:54
 
METAR
KHTL 
9nm SW 
050804Z AUTO 00000KT 1 3/4SM BR CLR 06/06 A2997 RMK AO2 VIS 3/4V5
KGOV 
14nm NW 
050755Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR CLR 05/05 A2996 RMK AO2
TAF
KTVC 
45nm W 
050520Z 0506/0606 00000KT P6SM SKC FM050700 00000KT P6SM FEW100 FM051300 26004KT P6SM SCT100 FM051600 03008KT P6SM SCT060 BKN100 FM060100 00000KT P6SM BKN100
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