FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
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 |
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| LANr036/22.4 | | LANSING VORTAC | | 110.80 | | 05W |
| FNTr284/30.4 | | FLINT VORTAC | | 116.90 | | 06W |
| MBSr211/33.6 | | SAGINAW VOR/DME | | 112.90 | | 03W |
| MOPr164/37.6 | | MOUNT PLEASANT VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 05W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ALMA | | 143/23.1 | | 329 | | 05W | | AMN | .- -- -. |
| HOWELL | | 326/31.1 | | 243 | | 05W | | OZW | --- --.. .-- |
| BROWNE | | 233/34.6 | | 385 | | 06W | | HYX | .... -.-- -..- |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR
AIRFRAME REPAIRS ARE FOR EMERGENCY USE ONLY. |
| 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: | right | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 798 ft. |
| Obstructions: | 50 ft. trees, 66 ft. right of centerline | | 30 ft. trees, 62 ft. left of centerline
ALSO +32 FT PLINE; 510 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 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 36/day * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005 | |
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 City Airport (17 nm SW)
KAMN - Gratiot Community Airport (20 nm NW)
4D0 - Abrams Municipal Airport (20 nm SW)
Y70 - Ionia County Airport (28 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-May-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:49 | | 09:49 |
| Sunrise | | 06:21 | | 10:21 |
| Sunset | | 20:47 | | 00:47 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:20 | | 01:20 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-May-2008 03:14:30 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 09-May-2008 23:14:30 |
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| METAR |
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KRNP
13nm E | 100255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -DZ CLR 11/04 A2985 RMK AO2
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KLAN
17nm SW | 100253Z 00000KT 10SM FEW055 BKN080 OVC090 11/03 A2987 RMK AO2 RAB39E48 SLP117 P0000 60000 T01110033 53017
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KAMN
20nm NW | 100255Z AUTO 01004KT 10SM BKN070 OVC100 11/02 A2987 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KLAN
17nm SW | 092339Z 100024 01008KT P6SM SCT070 BKN150 FM0400 VRB03KT P6SM SCT070 FM1300 03006KT P6SM SCT040 FM2000 23007KT P6SM SCT050
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| NOTAMs |
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