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3S5 Schiffer Acres Airport
St Johns, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: 3S5
Lat/Long: 43-02-09.1060N / 084-26-01.9320W
43-02.151767N / 084-26.032200W
43.0358628 / -84.4338700
(estimated)
Elevation: 735 ft. / 224 m (estimated)
Variation: 05W (1985)
From city: 4 miles E of ST JOHNS, MI
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 48866

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1982
Sectional chart: DETROIT
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CLEVELAND CENTER
FSS: LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: LAN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: IREG
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3 at RNP (13 nm E): 118.025 (989-729-2967)
WX ASOS at LAN (17 nm SW): PHONE 517-886-0015

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
LANr036/22.3LANSING VORTAC110.8005W
FNTr284/30.4FLINT VORTAC116.9006W
MBSr211/33.6SAGINAW VOR/DME112.9003W
MOPr164/37.6MOUNT PLEASANT VOR/DME110.6005W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ALMA143/23.132905WAMN .- -- -.
HOWELL326/31.324305WOZW --- --.. .--
BROWNE233/34.638506WHYX .... -.-- -..-

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
POWER PLANT REPAIRS ARE FOR EMERGENCY USE ONLY.

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions: 2777 x 120 ft. / 846 x 37 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
Runway edge lights: LIRL NOT FOR PUBLIC USE.
Runway edge markings: DSPLCD THLD MARKED BY 3 YELLOW TIRES EACH SIDE OF RY. RY DEFINED BY MOWING.
RUNWAY 7  RUNWAY 25
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Displaced threshold: no798 ft.
Obstructions: 50 ft. trees, 70 ft. left of centerline30 ft. trees, 62 ft. left of centerline
RY 25 APCH RATIO 8:1, +47 FT TREE 80 FT L, 381 FT DSTC.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: MICHAEL & ALBERT SCHIFFER
3473 N. SHEPARDSVILLE ROAD
OVID, MI 48866
Phone 989-834-5067
Manager: MICHAEL SCHIFFER
3473 N. SHEPARDSVILLE RD
OVID, MI 48866
Phone 989-834-5067

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 11
Single engine airplanes: 9
Multi engine airplanes: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 73/week *
67% local general aviation
33% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2010

Additional Remarks

EXTENSIVE SUMMER AGRI OPERS.
DEER & TURKEYS ON & INVOF RY.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 3S5.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KRNP - Owosso Community Airport (13 nm E)
KLAN - Capital Region International Airport (17 nm SW)
4D0 - Abrams Municipal Airport (20 nm SW)
KAMN - Gratiot Community Airport (20 nm NW)
Y70 - Ionia County Airport (28 nm W)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:2511:25
Sunrise07:5311:53
Sunset18:5322:53
Evening civil twilight19:2223:22

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Oct-2013 17:02:16
Local (UTC-4)  16-Oct-2013 13:02:16
 
METAR
KRNP 
13nm E 
161434Z AUTO 24009G16KT 10SM SCT022 OVC029 12/09 A2983 RMK AO2 T01240085
KLAN 
17nm SW 
161353Z 24011KT 10SM BKN029 11/08 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP106 T01110078 $
TAF
KLAN 
17nm SW 
161140Z 1612/1712 22008KT P6SM SCT035 FM161500 24012G20KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035 FM162300 24006KT P6SM VCSH OVC025
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