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48D Clare Municipal Airport
Clare, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: 48D
Lat/Long: 43-50-04.1340N / 084-44-24.5570W
43-50.068900N / 084-44.409283W
43.8344817 / -84.7401547
(estimated)
Elevation: 857 ft. / 261.2 m (surveyed)
Variation: 05W (1995)
From city: 1 mile E of CLARE, MI
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 48617

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 03/1941
Sectional chart: DETROIT
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CLEVELAND CENTER
FSS: LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: LAN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: IREG
Pattern altitude: 1857 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT MIRL RYS 04/22, 09/27, REIL RYS 04 & 22 & PAPI RYS 4 & 22 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
SAGINAW APPROACH: 126.45
SAGINAW DEPARTURE: 126.45
WX AWOS-3 at MOP (13 nm S): 110.6 (989-773-2885)
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY CLEVELAND ARTCC ON FREQS 127.7/307.8 (SAGINAW RCAG) WHEN SAGINAW APCH CONTROL CLOSED.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MOPr004/12.7MOUNT PLEASANT VOR/DME110.6005W
HTLr191/31.6HOUGHTON LAKE VOR/DME111.6005W
MBSr305/34.0SAGINAW VOR/DME112.9003W
BXZr230/34.3WEST BRANCH VOR/DME113.2006W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
WIGGINS239/14.120904WGDW --. -.. .--
ALMA009/30.732905WAMN .- -- -.
HARDWOOD235/37.723606WBHW -... .... .--
CADILLAC136/39.326904WCAD -.-. .- -..

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
24 HR SELF SVC FUEL AVBL WITH CREDIT CARD.
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 4/22

Dimensions: 3500 x 75 ft. / 1067 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 4  RUNWAY 22
Latitude: 43-49.969167N43-50.458750N
Longitude: 084-44.568917W084-44.149767W
Elevation: 826.4 ft.856.7 ft.
Gradient: 0.9% UP
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 037 magnetic, 032 true217 magnetic, 212 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Obstructions: 62 ft. trees, 1440 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear54 ft. trees, 2036 ft. from runway, 34:1 slope to clear

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 2500 x 75 ft. / 762 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in poor condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 20.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 43-49.846667N43-49.888333N
Longitude: 084-44.763333W084-44.198333W
Gradient: 0.4%0.4%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 089 magnetic, 084 true269 magnetic, 264 true
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in fair condition
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 24 ft. trees, 623 ft. from runway, 17:1 slope to clear2 ft. fence, 240 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF CLARE, MI
202 W 5TH ST
CLARE, MI 48617-1490
Phone 989-386-7541
Manager: RICHARD ACKER
202 W 5TH ST
CLARE, MI 48617-1490
Phone 989-386-0445

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 24
Single engine airplanes: 20
Multi engine airplanes: 2
Helicopters: 1
Ultralights: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 108/week *
60% transient general aviation
40% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2011

Additional Remarks

DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
COURTESY CAR AVBL.
ADMIN BLDG ACCESS, DEPRESS V, THEN III-II SIMULTANEOUS, THEN I.
FOR FLD COND CALL 989-429-1874 (MGR CELL).

Instrument Procedures

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NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
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Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMOP - Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (13 nm S)
KGDW - Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport (14 nm NE)
KIKW - Jack Barstow Airport (23 nm SE)
KAMN - Gratiot Community Airport (31 nm S)
KHTL - Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport (32 nm N)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 18-May-2013
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3809:38
Sunrise06:1110:11
Sunset21:0001:00
Evening civil twilight21:3301:33

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-May-2013 12:16:10
Local (UTC-4)  18-May-2013 08:16:10
 
METAR
KMOP 
13nm S 
181135Z AUTO 06004KT 10SM OVC080 10/08 A3017 RMK AO2 T01020081
KIKW 
23nm SE 
181133Z AUTO 07004KT 10SM -RA SCT065 BKN085 OVC110 12/09 A3017 RMK AO2 T01150091
TAF
KMBS 
34nm SE 
181135Z 1812/1912 06006KT P6SM BKN070 OVC100 FM181400 07010KT P6SM SCT070 BKN150 FM190300 09005KT P6SM BKN250 FM190900 11003KT 4SM BR BKN010
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Clare Municipal Airport 989-386-0445 Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Passenger terminal and lounge, Courtesy transportation, Public telephone, Restrooms

More info about Clare Municipal Airport
independent
100LL
SS $5.62 
 Updated 01-May-2013
 
   12 read write
SS=Self service
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DAYS INN CLARE 1.5 80-110

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