FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 40C |
| Lat/Long: | 42-12-00.1370N / 086-15-00.0800W
42-12.002283N / 086-15.001333W
42.2000381 / -86.2500222
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 656 ft. / 200 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 03W (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile NE of WATERVLIET, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 49098 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1950 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LAN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX ASOS at BEH (9 nm SW): | 121.55 (269-925-9008) |
| WX AWOS-3 at LWA (9 nm N): | 118.025 (269-637-7016) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| ELXr301/6.6 | | KEELER VOR/DME | | 116.60 | | 00E |
| PMMr202/17.2 | | PULLMAN VOR/DME | | 112.10 | | 00E |
| GIJr007/26.1 | | GIPPER VORTAC | | 115.40 | | 00E |
| AZOr267/31.0 | | KALAMAZOO VOR/DME | | 109.00 | | 01W |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 2600 x 200 ft. / 792 x 61 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 02/20 & DSPLCD THLD MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES. |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 42-11.828000N | | 42-12.237000N |
| Longitude: | 086-15.068167W | | 086-14.918333W |
| Elevation: | 656.0 ft. | | 656.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 603 ft. | | 771 ft. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 38 ft. trees, 130 ft. right of centerline
APCH RATIO 20:1 AT DSPLCD THLD. | | 43 ft. trees, 89 ft. from runway, 120 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. |
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 1975 x 200 ft. / 602 x 61 m |
| Surface: | turf, in poor condition |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY 07/25 DEFINED BY MOWING |
| Operational restrictions: | LOCAL USE ONLY. |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 42-11.939833N | | 42-12.007667N |
| Longitude: | 086-15.174833W | | 086-14.846167W |
| Elevation: | 656.0 ft. | | 656.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 56 ft. trees, 336 ft. from runway, 100 ft. right of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 20:1 AT DSPLCD THR. | | 50 ft. trees, 66 ft. from runway, 100 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 20:1 AT DSPLCD THR OVR 50 FT TREES, 1000 FT DSTC, 0B. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | ROBERT P. LOHR
4959 M140 HWY, P O BOX 384
WATERVLIET, MI 49098
Phone 616-463-5113 |
| Manager: | ROBERT P. LOHR
P.O. BOX 601, 4959 M140 HWY
WATERVLIET, MI 49098
Phone 616-463-7130 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 15 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 14 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 31/week * | | 61% | transient general aviation | | 39% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 30' TREES IN PRIMARY SURFACE S SIDE RWY 25. |
| - | RYS 02/20 & 07/25 SOFT WHEN WET & DURING SPRING; RYS HAVE POOR DRAINAGE. |
| - | POWERED PARACHUTE ACTIVITY |
| - | RWY 07/25 LOCAL USE ONLY. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 40C.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBEH - Southwest Michigan Regional Airport (9 nm SW)
KLWA - South Haven Area Regional Airport (9 nm N)
C91 - Dowagiac Municipal Airport (14 nm SE)
C20 - Andrews University Airpark (16 nm S)
3TR - Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport (22 nm S)
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| Sectional chart |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-May-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:59 | | 09:59 |
| Sunrise | | 06:30 | | 10:30 |
| Sunset | | 20:53 | | 00:53 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:24 | | 01:24 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-May-2008 20:19:07 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 09-May-2008 16:19:07 |
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| METAR |
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KBEH
8nm SW | 091953Z AUTO 35007KT 300V020 10SM CLR 11/06 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP095 T01060056
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KLWA
9nm N | 091955Z AUTO 35008KT 10SM CLR 11/05 A2981 RMK AO2
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KSBN
30nm S | 091726Z 091818 35008KT P6SM BKN100 FM1200 02006KT P6SM SCT200
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KAZO
31nm E | 091720Z 091818 04005KT P6SM VCSH BKN100 BKN200 FM0000 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 FM0700 VRB03KT P6SM SCT050
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