FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 06 AUGUST 2026
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 40C |
| Lat/Long: | 42-12-02.5982N 086-14-57.7160W
42-12.043303N 086-14.961933W
42.2007217,-86.2493656
(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 |
| 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 |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RWY 02/20 - CTAF. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX ASOS at BEH (9 nm SW): | 121.55 (269-925-9008) |
| WX AWOS-3P 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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| GIJr007/26.1 | | GIPPER VORTAC | | 115.40 | | 00E |
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 good condition
SOFT WHEN WET & DURG SPRING DUE TO POOR DRAINAGE. |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY & DTHR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES. |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 42-11.876833N | | 42-12.292167N |
| Longitude: | 086-15.002833W | | 086-14.863500W |
| Elevation: | 650.0 ft. | | 651.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 017 magnetic, 014 true | | 197 magnetic, 194 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 600 ft. | | 800 ft. |
| Obstructions: | 70 ft. trees, 50 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline
APCH RATIO 9:1 TO DTHR OVR 70 FT TREES, 650 FT DIST, 125 FT R. | | 70 ft. trees, 320 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 4:1 TO DTHR OVR 98 FT TREES, 392 FT DIST, 165 FT L. |
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 1540 x 200 ft. / 469 x 61 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition
SOFT WHEN WET & DURG SPRING DUE TO POOR DRAINAGE. |
| Runway edge markings: | DEFINED BY MOWING. |
| Operational restrictions: | UNVERIFIED LDG AREA - CTC AMGR FOR DTLS. |
| 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 heading: | 077 magnetic, 074 true | | 257 magnetic, 254 true |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 69 ft. trees, 345 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear | | 60 ft. trees, 120 ft. right of centerline |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | WATERVLIET TOWNSHIP
4959 M140 HWY
WATERVLIET, MI 49098-9707
Phone 616-463-5113 |
| Manager: | ROBERT P LOHR
4959 M140 HWY
WATERVLIET, MI 49098-9707
Phone 269-757-1180
ASST AMGR CELL 269-876-1536. |
Additional Remarks
| - | UAS, ULTRALIGHT, & PWRD PRCHT ACT. |
| - | HOSP HLP 1 NM S. |
| - | FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921. |
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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Times for 09-Aug-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:16 | | 10:16 |
| Sunrise | | 06:47 | | 10:47 |
| Sunset | | 20:54 | | 00:54 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:25 | | 01:25 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Aug-2026 02:12:28 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 09-Aug-2026 22:12:28 |
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KBEH
8nm SW | 100153Z AUTO 15005KT 10SM BKN120 21/19 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP135 T02060194
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KLWA
9nm N | 100155Z AUTO 20003KT 10SM FEW120 21/19 A2994 RMK AO2
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KSBN
30nm S | 091956Z 0920/1018 21009KT P6SM VCTS SCT040CB BKN100 TEMPO 0922/0924 29020G30KT 2SM -TSRA OVC025CB FM100300 17008KT 6SM -SHRA BR BKN035 TEMPO 1004/1008 2SM TSRA OVC015CB FM100800 20006KT 6SM BR BKN035 FM101400 24008KT P6SM BKN060
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KAZO
31nm E | 092210Z 0922/1018 17007KT 5SM -SHRA SCT035 OVC060 TEMPO 0922/0923 2SM -TSRA BR OVC035CB FM100000 21005KT P6SM BKN045 FM100400 19005KT P6SM BKN035 PROB30 1005/1011 4SM -TSRA BR OVC025CB FM101200 27008KT 6SM BR BKN035
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